Intersections + Injustice

Anti-Vaping Sensors and CCTV in Schools: Is the UK Joining In?

Some schools in the United Kingdom have begun using CCTV and sensors in an attempt to detect and stop student…

April 4, 2023

Worldwide Executions for Drugs More Than Doubled in 2022

Worldwide executions for drug convictions have surged, more than doubling in 2022 compared with 2021. The sharp rise follows two…

April 4, 2023

Philippines Pres. Blocks International Probe of Duterte’s Drug War Crimes

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has shut the International Criminal Court (ICC) out of the country as it attempts to…

March 29, 2023

Remembering Albert Woodfox, Who Fought to Free Me From Death Row

On March 1, Maurice Hastings was officially declared innocent after spending 38 years in prison wrongfully convicted of murder. I…

March 24, 2023

How Drug “Decriminalization” Fueled Brazil’s Mass Incarceration Crisis

At first glance, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet looks very different from that of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.…

March 23, 2023

Environmental Ruin, Aided by Drug War: How Can Defenders Fight Back?

Land use and control, combined with prohibition, is the fundamental motor driving environmental harm relating to production and sales of…

March 23, 2023

Ten Key Recommendations to Expand Hepatitis C Care in Prisons

All around the world, people in prisons are at high risk for contracting the hepatitis C virus (HCV). But for…

March 22, 2023

The Chronic Challenge of Burnout Among Harm Reduction Workers

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the midst of the overdose crisis, many harm reduction workers are…

March 20, 2023

BC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From ED

In 2011, public health researchers in Vancouver began conducting interviews with people who use drugs and had either been discharged…

March 15, 2023

Breonna Taylor Died Three Years Ago. Police Power Is Still Unchecked.

Three years ago today, police killed Breonna Taylor in her home during a no-knock raid. Her death caught the nation’s…

March 13, 2023