Congress Must Pass COVID-19 Legislation to Depopulate Jails and Prisons
In May, the US House of Representatives passed CARES 2—the HEROES Act—another legislative package ...
What Marijuana Legalization Would Mean for Criminal Justice in Arizona
Marijuana legalization is headed to the ballot in Arizona this November. If successful, the ...
Canadian Drug Users Need Us Doctors to Step Up With Safe Supply
The tennis player Arthur Ashe once said that to take on a challenge, “start ...
The Frightening Future and Past of Cop “Mutual Aid”
Mutual aid organizing is experiencing something of a renaissance amid the coinciding crises of ...
Breaking Down a Model Bill to Decriminalize All Drugs
On August 6, the Drug Policy Alliance* released a detailed proposal to decriminalize all ...
Crack, Mass Incarceration and Black Trauma: Jeffrey’s Story
Jeffrey Calhoun has been shot seven times and sent to prison three. Had he ...
The “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement Spreads, But Unevenly
It is hard for prosecutors to let go of the prosecutorial identity, as seen ...
Drive to Free Black Woman With Marijuana Life Sentence Exposes “Habitual Criminal” Laws
“Give a mother the chance to hold her child again.” So reads a petition, ...
Don’t Blame Protests for COVID—Defund Police for Communities’ Health
Hundreds of thousands have gathered across the country this summer to protest the police ...
Democrats Platform Arch-Enemy of Syringe Exchange on DNC Opening Night
Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman spoke on the opening night of the ...
