policing

Drug War Photo-Op Policing Is a Betrayal of Law Enforcement’s Principles

It’s one of the defining images of modern policing. High-ranking officers lined up at the podium, with the drugs from…

May 16, 2019

Prison Policy Initiative Proposes Ways to Stop Jailing of People Who Use Drugs

Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), a nonprofit research organization, poses a simple question for officials pushing for jail expansion that could…

May 6, 2019

British Police Are Raising Their Voices Against the Drug War

Police are very, very good at catching drug dealers, but that’s part of the problem,” says Neil Woods, a former…

April 24, 2019

Cops Morphing Into Social Workers Is Not a Solution

All across the US, law enforcement asserts its power through its sheer visibility in a vast array of public spaces.…

April 23, 2019

Trump Officials: Humanitarian Crisis at Mexican Border Distracts From Counter-Narcotics Ops

There is a humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border," announced Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (above) in…

April 12, 2019

Three Takeaways From a Key Gathering of Health Justice Advocates

On April 3, criminal justice reform activists, harm reductionists, policymakers, service providers and clinicians gathered in an auditorium at New…

April 4, 2019

Drug Paraphernalia Laws: The “Swiss Army Knife” of the Drug War

On June 7, 2018 Jessica* was sitting behind a church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, when two police officers walked by.…

April 4, 2019

Let’s Address Four Common Myths About Harm Reduction

The US has historically been resistant to supporting harm reduction programs for people who use drugs. While some object to…

April 3, 2019

Now the CDC Seems to Be Pushing Fentanyl Myths in Its New Video

On March 27, the Centers for Disease Control, in collaboration with the Fredericksburg, Virginia Police and Fire Departments, released this video (above)…

April 2, 2019

“Patently False” Fentanyl Myth Peddled by Vermont Police Chief

On March 15, Brett Flansburg, a Vermont state trooper, collapsed in the parking lot of a police barracks after transporting…

March 25, 2019