Tag: drug war
Marcos Jr.’s Election Gives Little Hope of End to Philippines Drug War
By May 10, the Philippines almost certainly knew who its next president would be: ...
FL State Attorney Launches Pilot to Stop “Traumatic” Misdemeanor Arrests
Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit has just implemented its first-ever Adult Civil Citation program—a 90-day ...
“Good Behavior” Gets Us Early Release—If Corrections Decides to Honor It
Twenty-two-year-old Angel Rosso has been incarcerated in Washington state since 2018. His release date ...
“Why Is Our Costly Global Drug War Failing?” Senators Ask State Department
Top Democratic senators filed a new spending bill report that calls out the federal ...
Biden’s Extension of Title 42 Subjects Refugees to More Drug-War Violence
Since President Biden took office, there have been at least 6,356 attacks against people ...
Prosecutors Call on Biden to Create Task Force Aimed at Reform
Decrying “tough-on-crime” policies, a group of more than 100 law enforcement leaders, mostly prosecutors, ...
Can Harm Reduction Reform the Drug Courts?
Among prohibitionists and proponents of the drug war, drug courts are touted as a ...
Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs,” After 50 Years
At a press conference on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared “drug abuse” ...
The Jacarezinho Massacre and Lethal Drug Policy Enforcement in Brazil
It’s a Rio de Janeiro classic. Officers of the civil, military or army police ...
Advocates Call on Feds to End Fentanyl Analogs’ Schedule I Classification
On April 8, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) spearheaded a coalition—including the Leadership Conference ...
