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Optimism But Severe Harm Reduction Challenges Reflected at HR25

As the Harm Reduction International Conference (HR25) in Bogotá, Colombia, ended on April 30, delegates could reflect on some reasons…

May 12, 2025

New York’s Solution to Prison Staffing Shortage Is to Hire Teenagers

I thought we learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment that college-age corrections officers are not a good idea. But it…

May 12, 2025

Wisconsin Republicans Cut Marijuana Legalization From Governor’s Budget

Republicans in Wisconsin’s legislature cut key provisions from a state budget proposal by Governor Tony Evers (D) on May 8,…

May 9, 2025

St. Louis Agrees Compensation for People Jailed at Notorious “Workhouse”

For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific conditions. After a long campaign, the…

May 8, 2025

New York City’s Campaign Against Vapes Will Cost Lives

A recent press release from the New York City Health Department, calling on New Yorkers to “imagine a city free…

May 8, 2025

At CoreCivic Prisons, Re-Entry Staff Are Told to Do Less

South Central Correctional Facility recently hosted a job fair, and didn’t invite anyone to attend it. There were no flyers,…

May 7, 2025

Trump’s Attack on AmeriCorps Threatens OD Prevention, Among Much Else

The Trump administration has decided to destroy the AmeriCorps program, which puts millions of people, mostly volunteers, to work in…

May 7, 2025

Texas Lawmakers Target Unhoused People and Service Providers

Several bills advancing through the Texas legislature will, if enacted, escalate the state’s war on unhoused people. Among the measures…

May 6, 2025

Ex-FDA Tobacco Head Brian King Joins Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Dr. Brian King is a man some tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates love to hate. They felt no sorrow when,…

May 6, 2025

Georgia Prisons Now Hold Over 10,000 Lifers as Parole Crisis Deepens

In the Department of Justice report summarizing its years-long investigations into the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), it noted that…

May 6, 2025