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Biden’s “Safer America Plan” Involves Hiring 100,000 More Cops

On July 21, the Biden administration released its “Safer America Plan,” part of its budget for the 2023 fiscal year.…

July 26, 2022

San Francisco’s New DA Vows to Ramp Up City’s Drug War

Recall District Attorney Brooke Jenkins? That’s what some San Francisco residents are saying, more in hope than expectation, after Mayor…

July 13, 2022

Kansas City Seeks to Resist State-Imposed Police Budget Increase

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed Senate Bill 678 on June 27 to increase the minimum funding level for the…

July 5, 2022

Will Baltimore Cut Police Budget by $100 Million? Probably Not.

The City Council of Baltimore, Maryland must pass its budget by June 25. And a debate is raging among elected…

June 23, 2022

Why San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Has Been Recalled

Chesa Boudin, the reform-minded district attorney of San Francisco, has officially been recalled. Early results from the June 7 recall…

June 8, 2022

Why It Matters If the FBI Is Inflating Marijuana Arrest Data

Is the Federal Bureau of Investigation miscounting the true number of marijuana arrests nationwide? One attorney says there’s good reason…

June 7, 2022

Oregon’s Decrim Funding Has Been a Trial to Implement. Better Is to Come.

On February 1, 2021, Oregon became the first state in the nation to decriminalize drug possession, after ballot Measure 110…

June 6, 2022

Gov. Candidate’s Sinister Plan to Ship Unhoused People Out of CA Cities

Make no bones about it, many housed people in California are resentful of the rise of tent cities, public drug…

June 2, 2022

Drug Use on Edmonton Public Transit “Reflects Policy Failures”

In March, president of the Edmonton Police Association Stg. Michael Elliot shared an image of a person apparently freebasing or…

May 16, 2022

Austin’s Decision to Decriminalize Cannabis, Ban “No-Knock” Raids

Voters in Austin, Texas, approved Proposition A on May 7, which decriminalizes cannabis and prohibits "no-knock" police raids. An overwhelming…

May 13, 2022