criminal injustice

Three Takeaways From a Key Gathering of Health Justice Advocates

On April 3, criminal justice reform activists, harm reductionists, policymakers, service providers and clinicians gathered in an auditorium at New…

April 4, 2019

“Working as Intended”—NJ Bail Reform Drastically Cuts Jail Population

The activists and policymakers behind the criminal justice reforms just won in New York State can look next door, to…

April 4, 2019

Drug Paraphernalia Laws: The “Swiss Army Knife” of the Drug War

On June 7, 2018 Jessica* was sitting behind a church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, when two police officers walked by.…

April 4, 2019

This Groundbreaking Letter From Dozens of Sheriffs and DAs Calls for MAT in Jails

Lack of access to methadone and burprenorphine, lifesaving opioid use disorder medications, for vulnerable incarcerated populations has long been a…

April 3, 2019

For This NY District Attorney, Fear-Based Approaches to Drugs Are a Family Affair

When one Facebook user wrote “Putting away bad guys since 2013” under a photo of Orange County, New York District…

March 31, 2019

Mixed Outcomes and Ethical Questions at New York’s “Opioid Courts”

Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate's "lifeless body on the floor" at…

March 26, 2019

Why We Can’t Let Rural Prosecutors Fly Under the Radar

People who believe in criminal justice reform can find enemies all over the country. But they could be forgiven for…

March 25, 2019

Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing

A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men's Addiction Treatment Center (MATC), a facility where he had…

March 20, 2019

It’s Time to Reject the Racist “Drug Dealer” Stereotype

One night in 1995, Aron Tuff (above), a veteran dealing with back pain, was gathered with friends in one of…

March 19, 2019

“Unsurprising” Transphobia at Anti-Sex Work Rally in NYC

On March 11, anti-sex work organizations rallied in New York City against the decriminalization of sex work—a movement that has…

March 13, 2019