Tag: incarceration
The Right Uses Wisconsin Parade Tragedy to Attack Bail Reform
After an SUV ploughed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin on November 21, ...
Why the ACLU Is Taking On Wyoming’s Pretrial “24/7 Sobriety” Program
Criminologists and, increasingly, local court systems love the idea of “swift, certain and fair” ...
The Data Gatekeeper Spinning Pennsylvania’s Prisons Narrative
In 2017, at the American Society of Criminology’s annual conference in Philadelphia, then-President James ...
Global Drug Policy Index Shines Light on Harm Reduction, Human Rights
Following the bouncing ball of international drug policies is an almost impossible task, as ...
NY Gov. Hochul Signs Bills to Decriminalize Syringes, Guarantee OUD Meds in Prisons
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, appointed in August, has already done more for harm ...
De Blasio Rejects Decarceration as Human Rights Catastrophe Consumes Rikers
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declined to pursue decarceration for the Rikers ...
Hundreds of WA Drug-War Prisoners Can Be Freed. We’re Still Waiting.
On February 25, a Washington Supreme Court ruling—commonly known as the Blake decision—effectively decriminalized ...
Alabama Parole Board’s Cruel and Unprecedented Increase in Denials
Representative Chris England, the chairman of the Alabama Democrats, does not mince words when ...
Prisoners Sue After Drug Testing of Their Legal Mail Gave False Positives
Incarcerated people‘s legal mail falsely tested positive for drugs, according to a lawsuit filed ...
Abusive “Rehab” and Other Harms of Sri Lanka’s Militarized Drug War
In Sri Lanka, 2 grams of heroin can get you the death penalty. People ...
