Trump’s New Criminal Justice Commission Threatens Reform Wins
Some of the wins of the criminal justice reform movement will be scrutinized in ...
The Futile Cruelty of the US-Led Drug War in Afghanistan—What Now?
A report published last month by the Washington Post—The Afghanistan Papers: A secret history ...
Will Research Cannabis Be Freed in 2020?
In August 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced movement on its policy limiting US-based ...
Why Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Will Exacerbate the Overdose Crisis
Congressmembers are pushing for new laws that will impose harsher penalties for potent synthetic ...
Inside Baltimore’s Unique Bid to Open Safe Consumption Sites
A row of seats at the front of Baltimore City Council’s chambers was reserved ...
Opportunities and Limits of New Federal Funding for Stimulant Responses
As the federal government pours billions of dollars into state-level responses to opioid use ...
Why So Many Prosecutors Enjoy Uncontested Re-Election
There is so much we don’t know about local prosecutors’ offices. Despite handling the ...
Racial Disparities in Mental Healthcare Hurt My Family and Many Others
The stark reality of America’s mental health crisis never hits so hard as when ...
Rikers Body Scanners Risk Jailed New Yorkers’ Health
Machines that were once prohibited from being used in New York jails were rolled ...
Frustrations Boil Over Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Delays
Tensions and frustrations building for years have spilled into Massachusetts’ cannabis regulatory meetings in ...
