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Racial Disparities Widen Despite Historic-Low NYC Drug Arrests in Lockdown

New York City drug arrests hit historic lows in the weeks after Governor Andrew Cuomo initiated the state's "shelter-in-place" policy…

May 6, 2020

SSDP Conference: Ending Mass Incarceration Takes More Than Drug Policy Reform

What are the drivers of mass incarceration? It’s a complicated question, with racism and classism central to the answers. The…

May 6, 2020

Incarcerated People in Maryland Face Death If We Don’t Act Now

“I am afraid of getting coronavirus. It’s psyching me out a lot, I start to get panicky and think I…

May 6, 2020

“We’re Human Beings. Help Us.”—Drugs and Homelessness in the Pandemic

“It’s fucking horrible right now,” Andy said. “Since this corona thing, the quality of the heroin on the streets is…

May 6, 2020

Running for Office as a Prison Abolitionist in Deep-Red Indiana

Fort Wayne, a gateway to the American West that started out as a significant trade port along the Erie Canal,…

May 5, 2020

“Disturbing”—Cannabis Policing Meets Social Distancing Enforcement

On May 2, photos of New Yorkers congregating in some of the most affluent neighborhoods and parks in the city…

May 5, 2020

Canada’s Safe-Supply Vending Machines Project Is Even More Important Now

Due to the drastic increase in opioid-involved overdoses, British Columbia declared a public health emergency in 2016. Fentanyl was in…

May 5, 2020

“A Load Off Your Chest”—Criminal Record Expungement During the Pandemic

While the coronavirus continues to disrupt American life, activists around the country are not forgetting about the millions of people…

May 4, 2020

The “Queen of Consciousness” Driving Psychedelic Study and Advocacy

Amanda Feilding is the founder and director of the Beckley Foundation, which has been pioneering psychedelic research and advocacy to…

May 4, 2020

Two Prominent COVID-19 Federal Prison Deaths’ Common Denominator? Joe Biden

"Don’t let yourself or your property get mixed up in the world of illegal drugs," US Attorney Ron Parsons of…

May 1, 2020