Alexander Lekhtman 
How Would Dismantling the DHS Affect the War on Drugs?
It’s time to abolish the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), writes ACLU Director ...
Will Californians Vote to Eliminate Cash Bail in November?
Voters in the nation’s largest state will have the chance in November to decide ...
Black Residents Subject to 97 Percent of Marijuana Arrests, Citations in Albany
While the state of New York decriminalized marijuana possession for personal use in 2019, ...
Twenty High-Risk Kentucky Counties Still Don’t Have Syringe Exchange
Harm reduction services are spreading in Kentucky, but not nearly fast enough for some ...
New Jersey Bill Could Belatedly Release One in Five People From Prison
On July 30, the New Jersey state Senate voted in favor of a bill ...
The Political Fight to Avoid an Evictions Catastrophe
The next crisis is fast approaching: one of evictions. On July 24, the federal ...
Eight in 10 Democrats Want Marijuana Legalization. Why Doesn’t the Party?
Seventy-eight percent of Democrat voters want it. Nearly all of the Democratic presidential candidates ...
Californian Cannabis Tax Revenues Are Used to Boost Police Budgets
How are tax revenues from legal marijuana being spent in California, the nation’s largest ...
A Unanimous Decision From St. Louis Lawmakers to Close Its Notorious Jail
The fate of the most notorious jail in St. Louis is nearly sealed. On July ...
How Washington, DC’s Lack of Statehood Hurts Black and Poor Residents
A debate over democracy and racial justice is raging on the federal government’s doorstep. ...
