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COVID Left Our Private Prison With a New Normal: “Rolling Lockdowns”

Like with so many prisons across the country, the pandemic sent Tennessee's South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) into a state…

June 21, 2023

We’ve Now Lost Two of Our Children. How Can This End?

It’s a Saturday evening, the day before Mother’s Day. My husband and I are having dinner and watching a movie…

June 21, 2023

Prisoners Near Release Face a Choice: Not Getting Meds, or Not Going Home

[Read Part 1 of this story here] When prisoners with release dates enter the final years of their sentence, Washington…

June 20, 2023

Approaching COVID Vaccine Hesitancy in People Who Use Drugs

One of the many harms of the stigma society inflicts on marginalized people who use drugs is destruction of trust…

June 20, 2023

Feds Say They Aim to Finish Cannabis Scheduling Review “This Year”

The head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aiming to present President Joe Biden…

June 16, 2023

Harm Reductionists Ready for Juneteenth Actions in Milwaukee

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, harm reduction advocates are teaming up to hand out free life-saving supplies at the city’s Juneteenth parade.…

June 15, 2023

Medical Privacy Is Still Our Right in Prison, Unless It Involves Psych Meds

Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was Maintenance crew, I fell off a…

June 15, 2023

I Chose Fentanyl Over the Humiliation of Methadone Treatment

I already knew that my methadone clinic didn’t give a fuck about me or my fellow patients—that much was clear…

June 15, 2023

Rhode Island Could Decriminalize Psilocybin, Allow Limited Medical Use

Rhode Island lawmakers are advancing a bill to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and create rules for using them in medical treatment.…

June 14, 2023

GA May Put CBD in Pharmacies. Could It Help People on Parole?

In a June 14 public hearing, the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy is considering proposals to make authorized medical cannabis…

June 14, 2023