Intersections + Injustice
Cash Assistance for Prison Re-Entry Still Controversial, for Some Reason
On February 7, the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee killed legislation that was almost guaranteed ...
São Paulo Installs Military Police Base at “Cracolândia”
On February 1 in São Paulo, a few hundred yards away from the city’s ...
Cops Are Seizing More Mushrooms, as Public Interest in Psychedelics Grows
Police have seized increasing quantities of psilocybin mushrooms in recent years, new research has ...
WA Advances Fentanyl-Detecting K-9s—and Police Immunity From Damages
Washington State has advanced a bill to train drug-sniffing dogs to detect fentanyl—and limit ...
As Parole Hopes Fade, Older Prisoners Struggle to Guide the Young
For a long time, corrections departments around the country maintained order—relatively speaking—through the informal ...
NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail ...
White House Issues Very Soft Call for Prisoner Access to OUD Meds
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released its first press ...
Prison Routines Have Fallen Apart, Leaving Old-Timers Adrift
Wesley*, 51, has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons for more ...
As Prisons Shutter Classes and Mental Health Care, Drugs Fill the Gap
I first met David “Lucky” Kestner about 15 years ago, when we were both ...
Sri Lanka’s Devastating Drug-War Crackdown on Poor Communities
Sri Lanka is several weeks into a devastating crackdown on the nation’s poor communities, ...
