criminal injustice

NY Restricts Driver’s License Suspensions That Criminalize Poverty

After waiting until the last possible day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to greatly restrict…

January 7, 2021

2021 Marijuana Reform Must Not Exclude Justice-Involved People

Last month, the US House of Representatives took a major step toward repairing some harms of the drug war by…

January 5, 2021

How UK Club Bouncers Prey On People Who Use Drugs

For college students in Britain, where the culture of electronic music is deeply embedded in the university experience, fear of…

December 30, 2020

Congress Poised to Restore Drug War Victims’ Federal Student Aid Eligibility

Lawmakers have greenlit a massive COVID-19 relief bill containing a provision that would end a two-decade-long practice of blocking on…

December 24, 2020

How Some Problematic Provisions Got Added to the Historic MORE Act

The Marijuana Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 4 by…

December 22, 2020

Michigan the Latest State to Address Driver’s License-Suspension Injustice

A suite of criminal justice reform bills is moving through the Michigan state legislature, and are expected to be signed…

December 21, 2020

A “Humane” Global Drug War Is Possible, House Commission Tells Biden

About 20 minutes into a US House of Representatives hearing on the findings of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission—a…

December 14, 2020

Private Security Cameras Advance a NIMBY Surveillance Agenda

For many, Amazon represents not just a massive online retailer, but the harbinger of a new caste-based society. When Amazon…

December 14, 2020

My Harrowing Year in the Drug Court System That Biden Wants to Expand

As we await the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, many of us are welcoming the possibility of a more compassionate…

December 9, 2020

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit

A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy at Cook County Jail, Illinois to…

December 7, 2020