criminal injustice

A Ban on Smoking and Vaping in Cars With Minors Will Have Racist Consequences

On a main city street in Auckland, New Zealand last month, two women staged a protest against police inaction over…

March 5, 2019

Mississippi’s Warring Prosecutors Leave the Door Open to Hope

Two incredibly powerful prosecutors, sworn enemies, live in the same small Southern capital of Jackson, Mississippi—a state which has a…

March 4, 2019

Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drug Use, Explained

In 2001, Portugal was experiencing an opioid-involved overdose crisis, similar to the one gripping the United States. The country used…

February 28, 2019

Incarcerated People Push Back Against Biometric Surveillance

Incarcerated people are subjected to pervasive surveillance. Filter recently reported on the private correctional communications company Telmate, which uses biometric analysis to…

February 28, 2019

How a Paraplegic Drug User Became a Victim of Involuntary Commitment

Barely a day passes on my beat without my meeting someone with a harrowing story about the impact of zero-tolerance…

February 27, 2019

Global Drug Executions Are Falling, But Threats and Killings Continue

Even as bloody drug wars rage in many countries, executions for drug offenses are on the wane worldwide. Still, thousands…

February 27, 2019

Meet the New Coalition Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work

Across the street from the headquarters of the New York Police Department, dozens of organizers, joined by politicians and supporters,…

February 26, 2019

Bernie Is Back—With a Commitment to Progressive Drug Policies

Bernie Sanders, a leading leftist in the crowded cohort of Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020, has reiterated his commitment to…

February 25, 2019

Honolulu’s Draconian Head Prosecutor Facing Federal Corruption Probe

Not everything in Honolulu is sunshine. A massive percentage of the city’s population lives without a home, and its cops…

February 20, 2019

New Evidence Backs Calls to End Cash Bail

In February 2018, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced that his office would stop seeking monetary bail for defendants accused…

February 19, 2019