Intersections + Injustice

COVID Testing in Our Prison Has Been Used to Harm, Not Help

In early July, for the first time since COVID-19 protocols were lifted in April, a general-population prisoner at Washington Corrections…

July 27, 2023

The Only Openly LGBTQ Prisoner-Led Community in Tennessee

I thought I was too old to have to worry about being raped in prison. But as his sweat dripped…

July 26, 2023

LA Will End Most Pre-Trial Detention, Amid US Push to Abolish Cash Bail

On July 18, Los Angeles County announced a plan to drastically reduce its reliance on cash bail. Effective October 1,…

July 19, 2023

Pardon Certificates for Federal Cannabis Convictions: Slow Progress

The Justice Department (DOJ) is extending a public comment period concerning its marijuana pardon certification process, established under a directive…

July 19, 2023

Violence Harm Reduction: How Peer De-Escalation Works Inside Prisons

In 1992, the year I learned I had HIV, a friend got me a dishwasher job at a restaurant in…

July 18, 2023

Unhoused People in Phoenix at Acute Risk From Extreme Heat

Michael Felder, 62, was an organizer with the Fund for Empowerment, advocating for unhoused people in Phoenix, Arizona. In August…

July 18, 2023

Accelerated Resolution Therapy Was Transformative for My PTSD

No drugs, no pain, very low cost, and it can break treatment-resistant trauma in one-to-five sessions? If such a treatment…

July 10, 2023

If You Care About the Climate Crisis, Fight to Legalize Drugs

On June 26, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its annual report on the illicit drug trade.…

July 7, 2023

California Finally Clearing Cannabis Records. Will Lessons Be Learned?

California officials have announced that they're finally making substantial progress on clearing old marijuana criminal records—but they’re seven years too…

July 6, 2023

Drug Courts Don’t Just Force People Into Treatment. They Deny Us, Too.

Standing in the courtroom as I awaited sentencing, the light tapping of the stenographer gave me déjà vu. The watchful…

July 6, 2023