Tag: criminal injustice
NY County Sued for Illegally Denying Person OUD Meds in Jail
A lawsuit accuses a New York county jail of repeatedly denying a man held ...
FL Isn’t Really Criminalizing Fentanyl “Exposure.” It’s Punishing Possession.
Beginning October 1, Florida will consider it a second-degree felony to expose a first ...
New Hampshire Is Weighing Harsher Fentanyl Punishments
New Hampshire is weighing a series of bills that would increase punishments for fentanyl-related ...
Virginia Cannabis Bills on Sales, Parenting, Resentencing Now With Gov. Youngkin
Virginia’s Democrat-led legislature passed a number of marijuana-related bills in recent weeks, sending them ...
Many Drug Users Aren’t Protected by “Good Samaritan” Laws
Kansas, one of the last two states without a “Good Samaritan” law for drug ...
Fears for Drug Users and Many Others After Indonesia’s Presidential Election
Indonesia appears to have chosen an authoritarian-minded former general with a harrowing human rights ...
“Fifty Years Just Ain’t Enough”: Dying in Prison, and Still Denied Release
Donald Snook, 70, has 38 plants in his cell in Washington Corrections Center (WCC). ...
Cops Are Seizing More Mushrooms, as Public Interest in Psychedelics Grows
Police have seized increasing quantities of psilocybin mushrooms in recent years, new research has ...
NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail ...
Major Concerns Over Hawaii Cannabis Legalization Bill
A marijuana legalization measure unveiled in draft form by Hawaii’s attorney general in 2023 has ...
