Tag: criminal injustice
How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People
A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center ...
New York’s “Special Narcotics Prosecutor” Role Is an Unwelcome Relic
In a recent article in the New York Daily News, prosecutors from all over ...
NYPD Misconduct Complaints Are Surging (But Blamed on “Anti-Cop Sentiment”)
New Yorkers are filing complaints against New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in numbers ...
A Cop Killed Her 17-Year-Old Grandson. She Fights to Transform Portland.
The first thing he did with my family was tell a lie,” Donna Hayes, ...
Ed Buck Case Is a Chance to Spotlight Drug-Induced Homicide Charges
Ed Buck, the businessman and Democratic donor, was a blip on the national news ...
Next Week Is the Perfect Time to Get Your Cannabis Conviction Expunged
The second-ever National Expungement Week (NEW) will be held September 21-28. It involves a ...
When Cops Turn Against the Drug War
Commissaris Muyshondt, sorry to bother you,” said a voice over the phone. “We arrested ...
How America’s War on Drugs and War on Terror Go Hand-in-Hand
The United States has not always been committed to upholding opium prohibition in Afghanistan. ...
Will the Departure of America’s Worst Prosecutor Even Improve Matters?
People sometimes ask who is the worst prosecutor in America, from a human rights ...
Texas Prosecutor Elected on Reform Promise Doubles Down on Marijuana Charges
Bexar County, Texas, home to San Antonio, once rested in the picaresque clutches of ...
