Tag: incarceration
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 ...
Our Prison Is Closing, With a Bitter Legacy of Contrasting Deaths
Every year on the last Friday afternoon in January, bagpipes can be heard from ...
NY Assembly Passes Bill Ensuring Prisoners Access to Methadone, Bupe
New York made history on May 26 by passing legislation that will ensure people ...
New York Abolished Long-Term Solitary. Will Guards Get With the Program?
On April 1, after eight years of a determined grassroots campaign, the HALT Act ...
