Tag: criminal injustice
DEA’s “Innovative” Strategy in New Orleans Encourages Ever-Harsher Prosecutions
On April 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched its latest punishment-driven, treatment-inflected response ...
My Life in Two Parts of Texas Illustrates Our One War on Drugs
I grew up from the late ‘90s until the end of 2016 in a ...
Don’t Overlook the Local Judges Who Stand in the Way of Decarceration
Surprising as it may sound, within the federal criminal justice system, judges tend to ...
Trump Officials: Humanitarian Crisis at Mexican Border Distracts From Counter-Narcotics Ops
There is a humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border,” announced Republican ...
The Study of “Synthetic Cannabinoids” Condemns Punitive Marijuana Laws
On April 2, at the invitation of Alex J. Krotulski, a research scientist with ...
United Nations’ Stubborn “Drug-Free World” Policies Are Getting Seriously Old
The International Drug Policy Consortium, a global network of over 170 NGOs that promotes ...
Medical Marijuana Is Legal In Arizona–But This County Attorney Still Prosecutes Patients
Living in Yavapai County, Arizona, a jurisdiction smack-dab in the middle of the Southwestern ...
Beyond Legalization: Searching SSDP Conference Takes On Exclusion
On the last weekend of March, hundreds of student activists from around the US ...
Vindictive Drug-Induced Homicide Charges Are Set to Surge in Chicago
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson believes that drug-induced deaths are “becoming an epidemic” and that ...
To Address Addiction, Confront Racism in Our Health and Justice Systems
It’s widely documented that decades of punitive criminal justice and drug policies have led ...
