criminal injustice

With No Meds for Meth Use, He Prepares to Leave Prison—and Return

[Read Part 1 of this story here] Larry Vessey Jr. is less than four months out from his release from…

May 4, 2023

Activists Crash Texas Legislature Over Contrasting Fentanyl Bills

Harm reduction activists crashed the Texas State Capitol in Austin on April 27, protesting lawmakers’ combination of inaction and regressive…

May 3, 2023

Will CA Supreme Court Force DA Gascón to Use “Three Strikes” Law?

Of all the reformist prosecutors elected since 2015, almost none have been pummeled quite as much as George Gascón. Narrowly…

May 3, 2023

Will Thailand Soon Overturn One of the World’s Harshest Vape Bans?

Thailand’s general elections on May 14 might just bring about the end of the country’s draconian vape policies. Merely possessing…

April 24, 2023

Opponents of Harm Reduction Strike as Safehouse Case in Mediation

Four Pennsylvania senators are throwing their political weight against overdose prevention, urging a federal court to block nonprofit Safehouse from…

April 18, 2023

Gov. Hochul Is Once Again Targeting New York’s Bail Reforms

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is holding up the state budget in an effort to force through a rollback…

April 13, 2023

Cleveland Mayor Planning Thousands of Cannabis Record Expungements

The mayor of Cleveland, Ohio said on April 4 that the city will be moving forward with plans to seal…

April 6, 2023

Chicago Rejects Call for More Police by Electing Johnson as Mayor

Progressive candidate Brandon Johnson won a tightly contested election on April 4 to be the next mayor of Chicago. Despite…

April 5, 2023

Worldwide Executions for Drugs More Than Doubled in 2022

Worldwide executions for drug convictions have surged, more than doubling in 2022 compared with 2021. The sharp rise follows two…

April 4, 2023

Abortion, Drug, Medicaid Policies at Stake in WI Supreme Court Election

On April 4, Wisconsin voters will elect their next Supreme Court justice. Liberal-leaning Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz faces conservative…

March 31, 2023