Tag: criminal injustice
“Working as Intended”—NJ Bail Reform Drastically Cuts Jail Population
The activists and policymakers behind the criminal justice reforms just won in New York ...
Drug Paraphernalia Laws: The “Swiss Army Knife” of the Drug War
On June 7, 2018 Jessica* was sitting behind a church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, ...
This Groundbreaking Letter From Dozens of Sheriffs and DAs Calls for MAT in Jails
Lack of access to methadone and burprenorphine, lifesaving opioid use disorder medications, for vulnerable ...
For This NY District Attorney, Fear-Based Approaches to Drugs Are a Family Affair
When one Facebook user wrote “Putting away bad guys since 2013” under a photo ...
Mixed Outcomes and Ethical Questions at New York’s “Opioid Courts”
Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate’s ...
Why We Can’t Let Rural Prosecutors Fly Under the Radar
People who believe in criminal justice reform can find enemies all over the country. ...
Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men’s Addiction Treatment Center ...
It’s Time to Reject the Racist “Drug Dealer” Stereotype
One night in 1995, Aron Tuff (above), a veteran dealing with back pain, was ...
“Unsurprising” Transphobia at Anti-Sex Work Rally in NYC
On March 11, anti-sex work organizations rallied in New York City against the decriminalization ...
The States Working to Reduce Criminal Punishment for Transmitting HIV
In 2008, Betsie Gallardo, a 24-year-old Florida woman, was sentenced to five years in ...
