criminal injustice

Radical Theater Performance Subverts Rikers Violence

Christmas was a week away. The sky was baby blue, but you wouldn’t have known that inside the windowless room…

January 15, 2020

Prosecutors Must Learn From Drug Users—But That Takes Humility

Across the US, most health professionals can now find opportunities to learn how to integrate harm reduction into their practice,…

January 14, 2020

Britain’s “Most Prolific” Rapist Spurs Misguided GHB Crackdown

The UK is moving towards a crackdown on GHB and GBL—two highly similar depressants, popular in clubs and the chemsex…

January 8, 2020

As Reform Prosecutors Take Office, Courts Start Working Against Them

A new year means that all the candidates who won local elections in November get sworn in and start doing…

January 6, 2020

What Activists Are Looking for in Implementation of NY’s 2020 Bail Reforms

As of January 1, cash bail is no longer legally applicable to the vast majority of people charged with misdemeanors…

January 2, 2020

Philadelphia Mayor’s Worrying Pick for New Police Commissioner

When Danielle Outlaw became Portland’s police chief in 2017, she was the first Black woman to hold the role. Yet…

January 2, 2020

World’s First Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Panel Starts Work in Denver

The first ever Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel in the US is about to start work in Denver, Colorado. In…

January 2, 2020

I Disagreed With Dr. Drew—And Unleashed His MAGA Twitter Horde

It was Christmas night. I was hosting my family here in Minnesota, feeling full and happy, watching my kids work…

January 2, 2020

The Startling Optimism of Harm Reductionists in the Philippines

At dusk in Cebu City, the Philippines, Jonas takes the setting sun as a signal to wrap up his outreach…

December 31, 2019

The Impact of Restored Voting Rights for 140,000 People With Convictions in Kentucky

On December 12, newly-elected Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order to restore voting rights to 140,000 people…

December 18, 2019