A Record Means Discrimination—But National Expungement Week Is Here
For Mauro Melgar, record expungement is not just an abstract policy, it’s something that ...
Filter Is Hiring a Deputy Editor
Since launching in September 2018, Filter has greatly expanded in scope and readership, establishing ...
The LEAD Program Faces a Reckoning for Centering Police
The murder of George Floyd and the explosion of protests against police terror led ...
Vermont Prosecutor Becomes Second in Nation to Stop Seeking Cash Bail
The top prosecutor of Chittenden County (Burlington), Vermont is ending a policy that she ...
As New Jersey Cops Arrest 100 People Daily for Marijuana, Will the State Legalize?
Will New Jersey become next state to fully legalize marijuana? It’s one of four ...
Researchers Confirm the Lifesaving Power of a Safe Supply of Drugs
A team of researchers working at a clinic in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia has ...
The Postal Crisis Exacerbates the Overdose Crisis
We are in the midst of what has been dubbed a “postal service crisis.” ...
Majority of Surveyed Doctors Misattribute Tobacco Harms to Nicotine
Government fearmongering and crackdowns on nicotine vaping products have likely contributed to widespread ignorance ...
Russian Drug Users Describe Life and Trends During the Pandemic
Drug use is globally interconnected. Just thinking of the routes illegal drugs take up ...
Study: Police Violence Steals Millennia From Black Men’s Lives
The terror imposed on Black, Indigenous and other communities by the police is hard ...
