Members of Congress are joining criminal justice reform advocates to demand that some people currently in prisons be released to…
Measures in response to the coronavirus are rapidly progressing in the US, with workplaces, restaurants, and public events being shuttered…
There has been a spate, in recent years, of public defenders speaking out against injustice, then getting in trouble for…
People held in jails and prisons throughout the US are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19, thanks to crowded conditions,…
In 2012, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) collected data on everyone arrested in the last four years, and used it…
Vaping-associated pulmonary illness reportedly contributed to 68 deaths through February 18, 2020. After an initial, misplaced drug scare around nicotine…
Oregon drug policy reformers are ahead of schedule in making drug decriminalization and revamped treatment resources a reality. The organizers…
If a person gets accused of a crime and, like most Americans, cannot afford a lawyer, a public defender is…
For the first time in US political history, drug policy reform and harm reduction have taken center stage at presidential…
President Donald Trump's administration has announced the roll-out of the "largest-ever" baseline budget for a program that coordinates the drug…