criminal injustice

“Here to Make It Less Dangerous”—The Work of a Dark-Web Drug Seller

In today’s bifurcated illicit drug trade, it’s increasingly common for transactions to occur anonymously, online—on the 0.01 percent of the…

November 12, 2020

How the US Facilitates Philippines’ Mass Drug Prosecutions

The United States is implicated in the Philippines' violent drug war, revamped by in 2016 by President Rodrigo Duterte and…

November 10, 2020

DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is looking to expand its anti-diversion surveillance infrastructure by being able to search and analyze…

November 9, 2020

Mixed Outcomes in Two Big Prosecutor Races, But Reform Gains Nationwide

Two things uppermost in voters’ minds this week were the COVID-19 pandemic and police violence in America. The restrictions of…

November 5, 2020

Voters Approve All Seven Marijuana-Legalization Initiatives Across Five States

In a night without an immediate clear winner for the White House, we are certain of this: Marijuana legalization triumphed…

November 4, 2020

Oregon Voters Approve Decriminalizing All Drugs in Stunning Victory

The 2020 presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been called the most important election of a generation,…

November 4, 2020

The Waiting Game: A Powerlessness That’s Long Harmed Drug Users

As our nation wakes up anxiety-ridden, collectively uncertain of whether we’ve been delivered from political catastrophe, many of us who…

November 4, 2020

The Ethical Conflict of Social Work Within a Carceral System

On a sweltering summer afternoon, I stood with our mental health team, waiting while a guard unlocked the door to…

November 2, 2020

Montana Leads the Nation in Black Marijuana Arrest Rates. Will It Legalize?

Montana's voters have the chance to legalize marijuana for adult use on November 3. If voters approve reforms in the…

November 2, 2020

The Day They Sentenced My Son to Federal Prison

They stole my baby again. It doesn't matter that he's 26 years old. It doesn't matter that it was an…

October 22, 2020