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Police Brutality and Fear: Hits Keep Coming for Philly’s Most Vulnerable

When the current protests began in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 30, something felt distinctly different from the last time I…

June 3, 2020

Giving Alcohol, Nicotine, Marijuana to Isolated Homeless People Is Harm Reduction

Seeking positives in current times can feel futile. But for drug policy reformers, there are a few. San Francisco and…

June 3, 2020

Biden-Bernie “Unity Task Force” Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks

In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party, presumptive 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden…

June 2, 2020

In the UK National Health Service, Staffers Benefit From Subsidized Vapes

Vaping is perceived differently across the pond. Instead of portraying it as a trap to lure kids to a nicotine-dependent…

June 2, 2020

US Forces Deployed to Colombia to Help Wage Futile War on Cocaine

Diplomatic officials announced May 27 that the US is sending an armed forces unit to Colombia. From June, the Security…

June 1, 2020

How India Introduced Methadone Take-Homes in the Pandemic

“Dear Helen, You will be pleased to know that during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown we in India have also…

June 1, 2020

How the Drug War Is a Tool to Criminalize LGBTQ+ People

When we think of the criminalization of the LGBTQ+ community, our minds likely veer to the Stonewall Riots of 1969.…

June 1, 2020

Most Baltimore Primary Candidates Back Safe Consumption Sites

A survey released by Baltimore-based safe consumption site (SCS) advocacy group the BRIDGES (Baltimore Resources for Indoor Drug-use Grassroots Education…

May 29, 2020

Two National Prosecutor Groups Urge Opposite Pandemic Responses

One national prosecutors' organization has thrown its support behind the criminal justice reform movement's demands for decarceration, arrest reductions and…

May 28, 2020

“Miami-Style Smart Justice” Is an Ugly Parody of “Progressive”

The National District Attorneys Association is the main professional body for American prosecutors, and like the Fraternal Order of Police,…

May 28, 2020