Vermont Prison Equity Bill: Free Calls, Paid Labor, Affordable Commissary
Vermont legislators are reviewing a wide-ranging prison equity bill that, if enacted, would make ...
Georgia’s Death Penalty Reform Bill Has an Odd View on Life Sentences
Georgia is on the brink of reforming its death penalty law for intellectually disabled ...
As SAMHSA Cuts Loom, Behavioral Health Orgs Fight to Protect Funding
Harm reduction providers and other community groups are in chaos they await updates on ...
BC Enters 10th Year of Overdose Crisis, as It Shutters Harm Reduction Policies
As people gathered in Vancouver’s Victory Square on April 14 to mark nine years ...
Florida May Soon Ban Anonymous Officer Misconduct Complaints
Under a proposed bill, Florida would no longer allow officer misconduct complaints to be ...
All the “Opioid Alternatives” Are at Least Making Rehab More Bearable
Rehab can serve a lot of purposes other than abstinence. For some people the ...
Texas Bill Could Expand Sterile Syringe Access—for a Fee
A proposal advancing in the Texas legislature would authorize syringe service program (SSP) pilots ...
A Eulogy for Prison Wakes, Which There Are Too Many Deaths for Now
We used to hold funerals in the prison chapel. There was a sheet-covered table ...
CDC Marijuana Use Report: Edibles, Vaping and Dabbing All on the Rise
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report breaks down federal data ...
“Faces of Medicaid” Highlights Lifesaving Program Under Attack
A new campaign highlights how Medicaid has transformed the lives of many people who ...
