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The Ecuadorian Fishermen Snatched Away by US Drug Warriors

After a flood wiped out Bexy Guerrero Salmiento’s home in 2013, her husband disappeared. Just days earlier, Manuel, Bexy and…

October 28, 2019

Oklahoma Prosecutor “Launched Malicious Probes Against Criminal Justice Reformers”

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater stands accused of firing his investigator for refusing to conduct a bogus criminal probe…

October 28, 2019

Witnessed Urine Screens in Drug Treatment: Humiliating and Harmful

My heart drummed in time to my racing thoughts, which repeated an increasingly urgent command. Just. Fucking. Pee. But instead…

October 28, 2019

As Buttigieg Visits a Dispensary, How Far Will 2020 Dems Go for Cannabis Justice?

On October 23, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, visited a cannabis dispensary in Las…

October 25, 2019

Iowa Cops Denied Medical Care to Arrested Man Who Died of Meth Intoxication

I need to go to the hospital," Alex Billmeyer told police officers as he was being booked into Dubuque County…

October 25, 2019

Are Political Insiders Selling Out California’s Criminal Justice Future?

The eerily-timed resignation of one of California’s top prosecutors reeks of an attempt to tilt the district attorney election that…

October 24, 2019

Eric Garner’s Mother Speaks Out Against Proposed NYC Menthols Ban

Gwendolyn Carr, the mother of  Eric Garner—who was killed by NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo with a chokehold while being…

October 24, 2019

Alaska Prisons Are Holding Mentally-Ill People With No Criminal Charges

Over the last year, dozens of Alaskans experiencing mental health crises found themselves in an unexpected place: a prison or…

October 24, 2019

What Drug Policies Did the “Bernie’s Back” Rally Crowd Want?

Senator Bernie Sanders took the stage at a rally of about 25,000 supporters in Queensbridge Park, New York City on…

October 23, 2019

Can Harm Reduction and Abstinence-Based Models Constructively Co-Exist?

What does it mean to be "in recovery" from a substance use disorder? In theory, it seems a straightforward enough…

October 23, 2019