In 2015 I was transferred to West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a prison with a reputation for violence. My new cellie…
New Hampshire is weighing a series of bills that would increase punishments for fentanyl-related activity, introducing new mandatory minimum sentences.…
In July 2016, three Nigerians and one Indonesian were ferried to Nusa Kambangan, known as the “island of flowers,” off…
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline posters showed up around 2018, when the outside world began to notice the uptick in…
There are all kinds of reasons a person who uses drugs might need to go to the emergency room. These…
From our table in the prison day room at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee, my friends and I can…
Heather Strong lives in a rural area of Maine, and can’t afford a car. She also uses methadone. So to…
The Georgia Senate has contemplated the bloodbath unfolding inside its state prisons and concluded that “a study would be beneficial.”…
On February 8, Chad Gillies, a specialty welder in Calgary, Alberta, opened his door to what appeared to be a…
As the overdose crisis escalates, so do law enforcement's misconceptions about Narcan, the nasal-spray formulation of the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone.…