Sarah Beller

“Now I Get to Have Good Problems”—Parole Preparation Project Works to Get More People Out Before It’s Too Late

The man on the stage looked out into the audience with an amazed look, as if he couldn't believe he…

November 19, 2018

The Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill: Trump’s “Nixon to China” Moment? Or a #FirstStepBackwards?

President Trump announced his support for the First Step Act in the Senate November 14, urging Congress to pass a tentative criminal…

November 16, 2018

The American Public Health Association Declares Police Violence a Public Health Issue

The American Public Health Association (APHA)—the nation's leading public health organization, with over 25,000 members—has declared police violence to be a…

November 15, 2018

Are Doctors “Dickheads?”

The hashtag #Doctorsaredickheads spread across Twitter this past weekend, with many people weighing in about how they've been mistreated by…

October 30, 2018

Why Everything About the Trump Administration’s New Opioid Video Campaign Is Wrong

A new campaign—from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Truth Initiative and the nonprofit Ad…

October 24, 2018

Infographic: The “Iron Law of Prohibition”

On September 24 the Global Commission on Drug Policy—a heavyweight group co-founded by Richard Branson and including former presidents and prime ministers…

October 3, 2018

Drug Laws and Stigma Are Major Factors in #WhyIDidntReport

On September 21, a week before Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Trump tweeted: "I…

October 1, 2018