Tag: criminal injustice
How Should Drug Policy Reform Engage “Dealers”?
People who use marijuana seem to be the target audience for cannabis legalization, which ...
Six Years Ago, My Cousin Overdosed. What Could Have Saved Her Life?
This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 ...
Giving Incarcerated People “Free” Tablets, Not Books, Is a New Means of Subjugation
The general idea of US prison policy seems to be to make life as ...
Ten Ways States Can Advance Criminal Justice Reform in 2020
Next year will be a defining one for US politics. The presidential election will ...
Finally: A Black-Owned, Equity-Program Cannabis Dispensary in San Francisco
For better or worse, San Francisco has been a leader among cities in many ...
Public Health Workers Scramble to Meet Needs of NY’s 2020 Bail Reforms
On the first day of 2020, around 800 New Yorkers will be released from ...
Political Rhetoric and Policing: Can We Break the Vicious Circle?
Our society’s emphasis on drug-law enforcement and the stigmatization and punishment of people who ...
A San Francisco Man Is Currently in Jail for Eating a Cookie in Rehab
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Michael Begert is probably feeling lucky that he is ...
NYC Over-Polices Subway at the Expense of Marginalized People
In September, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates public transit in New York ...
Kamala Harris’s Exit Shows That Prosecutors No Longer Get a Pass
Kamala Harris dropped out of the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate ...
