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Private Security Cameras Advance a NIMBY Surveillance Agenda

For many, Amazon represents not just a massive online retailer, but the harbinger of a new caste-based society. When Amazon…

December 14, 2020

What LA County DA George Gascón Means for California Drug Policy

On December 7, newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón took office and announced sweeping reforms to the…

December 10, 2020

New York State Launches 24-Hour Hotline for People Using Drugs Alone

New Yorkers who are using drugs alone, and who would like someone to stay on the phone with them and…

December 10, 2020

Prisons in Four States Likely to Vaccinate Officers, But Not Prisoners

On December 10, a promising COVID-19 vaccine is in the final stage of review before it's green-lit by the Food…

December 10, 2020

Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity

COVID-19 has impacted us all, but people who are incarcerated have been among the hardest hit. Calls for large-scale releases…

December 10, 2020

My Harrowing Year in the Drug Court System That Biden Wants to Expand

As we await the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, many of us are welcoming the possibility of a more compassionate…

December 9, 2020

California’s Struggle for Safe Consumption Spaces Moves Forward

In California, the grassroots-led struggle for safe consumption spaces has taken a big step forward. On December 7, state legislators…

December 9, 2020

How the First Black Surgeon General Was Silenced for Considering Drug Legalization

The movement to decriminalize all drug users has enjoyed historic wins in 2020, surely in part due to activists’ successful…

December 8, 2020

Pandemic Is Making Overdoses Deadlier, Research Shows

Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the first available research has finally measured what harm reductionists have known…

December 8, 2020

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit

A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy at Cook County Jail, Illinois to…

December 7, 2020