Intersections + Injustice

São Paulo Begins Ominous Inquiry Into Disproven “Crack Epidemic”

In 2016, the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo held a parliamentary inquiry to investigate what they referred to as a…

June 2, 2023

Allowing Vapes in Our Prison Would Be Violence Harm Reduction, Too

Washington state banned public smoking on December 8, 2005. The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC), however, had been preparing…

May 31, 2023

ACLU Fights to Stop Sweeps Against Unhoused People in Phoenix

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the city of Phoenix, Arizona, over its homelessness policies. The ACLU is…

May 24, 2023

The Way Forward for Cannabis and Racial Justice

The way forward first involves looking back. It requires us to acknowledge and understand the history that led us to…

May 24, 2023

“My Fear of Dying Was Erased”—the Call for End-of-Life Psilocybin Care

When Janis Hughes finished her first high-dose psilocybin trip, she thought she might die at the dining room table. But…

May 23, 2023

Pittsburgh Bucks National Trend by Backing Reform Prosecutor in Primary

Many of the “progressive prosecutors,” as they are popularly known, who began winning elections in what was heralded as a…

May 22, 2023

Teenagers Pathologized by Traditional Addiction Treatment

When Alice* was 12 years old, her mother discovered some diary entries she had written about experimenting with drugs, and…

May 18, 2023

EU Moves Toward Banning Algorithmic Policing and Sentencing

In the United States, many top criminal-legal system operatives and thought leaders worship at the shrine of the algorithm. This…

May 17, 2023

Fired for Cannabis Impairment? What Recourse Do You Have?

As cannabis legalization spreads across the United States, it helps protect people from criminalization, but it doesn’t protect you from…

May 16, 2023

“In the Dark”—the Wait for Another Unexplained Parole Denial

The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles consists of five people who report to no one. They have complete…

May 12, 2023