Bruce Colton, the chief elected prosecutor of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties in Florida, is anything but…
On June 11, New York City public defenders released data demonstrating that district attorneys are continuing to prosecute "low-level" marijuana…
Cherisse was 17 years old in 2009, and had recently given birth to a baby boy. A member of the…
The Oregon State Senate voted in April to decrease barriers to lifesaving medical treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Senate…
Since an initial outbreak in Michigan in August 2016, hepatitis A (HAV) continues to flare up across the country, according…
Here’s a good formula for dystopia: a ”spit-and-acquit” program to create a genetic surveillance system in return for non-prosecution of…
When people who are dependent on opioids are incarcerated and denied access, they go into withdrawal—an often-painful condition with symptoms…
Every person in prison is a policy failure," is a common phrase in abolitionist circles. But of course it's not…
More than 40 people were shot in Chicago last weekend, seven fatally, in what has become a grim Memorial Day…
Bree Cassell first injected heroin when she was 15 years old. Despite wanting to do so, she was so scared…