Tag: education
Many Prisoners Take the GED Test. It’s Hard to Get a Job in Here Without It.
In 2022, Tennessee amended its state constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as ...
The Barriers to Learning to Read in Prison
About 20 years ago, a man I was incarcerated with asked me to help ...
What I Tell My Kids About My History of Drug Use
The most chaotic period of my life was partly captured on film, for a ...
Psychedelic Advocates Help Push Back Colorado Social Media Policing Bill
Colorado lawmakers have been working on a bill that psychedelic advocates warn would result ...
No Drug Education: The Rise and Fall of DARE
Praised by politicians, parents and presidents, police officers taught DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) ...
FL Students Prepare Mass Protest as Schools Hand Over Trans Health Data
On February 23, a student-led walkout will mark the largest protest to date of ...
Youth Overdose Crisis Swells Because Drug Warriors “Cried Wolf”
Since time immemorial—well, the early 20th century—youth have been inundated with messages about the ...
RIP Rod Skager, a Pioneer in Harm Reduction Drug Education
When my children entered adolescence in the 1980s and ‘90s, the War on Drugs ...
Arizona Lawmaker Moves to Censor HIV Education, Trans Identities
In 2019, advocates in Arizona won the struggle to remove explicitly homophobic restrictions on ...
“I Can’t Be Friends With You Anymore”—How Stigma Isolates Young Drug Users
One of the last memories I have of hanging out with my friend Jana ...
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