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“What Delivery Service?”—New Yorkers Left Risking Their Lives to Get Methadone

Every day, vulnerable New Yorkers are being forced to choose between accessing their lifesaving medication, or protecting themselves and their…

October 21, 2020

NY Harm Reductionists Face Pandemic Shortage of Syringes and Other Supplies

The COVID-19 crisis has taken so much away from people who use drugs in New York. An historic number of…

October 20, 2020

San Francisco’s Cannabis Equity Program Hits Milestone But Still Falling Short

On October 9, San Francisco’s first Latina-owned cannabis dispensary opened in the Union Square neighborhood. The owner, Cindy De La…

October 20, 2020

California May Restore Voting Rights to Over 55,000 People With Felony Records

A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents after they leave prison on parole.…

October 19, 2020

Our Movement Is Strongest When We Aim High—And Work in Current Reality

Criminal justice reform has made significant advances during my time in the movement. But the continuing influence of the carceral…

October 19, 2020

Weirdly, Amy Coney Barrett’s Police-Accountability Record May Be Better Than RBG’s

On September 25, Amy Coney Barrett, a staunchly conservative judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, was named as…

October 15, 2020

Māori Women Benefit From a Harm Reduction Approach to Smoking

Smoking rates among Indigenous peoples have remained stubbornly high around the world, despite stigmatizing anti-smoking campaigns and massive increases in…

October 15, 2020

“A Perfect Example of Targeting”—Marijuana Injustice in Southeast Brooklyn

For two years in a row now, political efforts to legalize marijuana in the state of New York have gone…

October 15, 2020

Why Private Prisons Are Spending a Fortune on 2020 Republican Candidates

Private prisons are determined to make their voices heard in the 2020 election cycle. The industry has now spent $2.1…

October 14, 2020

Michigan’s New Marijuana-Conviction Expungement Law: Pros and Cons

On October 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law a series of criminal justice reform bills. Among these…

October 14, 2020