Intersections + Injustice
Drug Paraphernalia Laws: The “Swiss Army Knife” of the Drug War
On June 7, 2018 Jessica* was sitting behind a church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, ...
For This NY District Attorney, Fear-Based Approaches to Drugs Are a Family Affair
When one Facebook user wrote “Putting away bad guys since 2013” under a photo ...
We Need More Focus on How the Drug War Attacks Parents of Color
It would be hard to dispute that the War on Drugs, instigated by President ...
Mixed Outcomes and Ethical Questions at New York’s “Opioid Courts”
Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate’s ...
Why We Can’t Let Rural Prosecutors Fly Under the Radar
People who believe in criminal justice reform can find enemies all over the country. ...
Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare
As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, ...
Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men’s Addiction Treatment Center ...
It’s Time to Reject the Racist “Drug Dealer” Stereotype
One night in 1995, Aron Tuff (above), a veteran dealing with back pain, was ...
Equity and Expungement: Why Cannabis Activists Crashed SXSW
On March 15, cannabis activists protested outside the South by Southwest (SXSW) gathering at ...
Latest National Police Association Revelations Support Our Suspicions
In January 2019, Filter published a report about an organization called the National Police ...
