Tag: policing
New York Poised to Finally Decriminalize Syringe Possession
A six-year effort to decriminalize syringe possession for drug use in New York is ...
We Must Divest From the Failed Drug War Locally, Nationally and Globally
By every measure, the global drug war has failed. It has failed to decrease ...
“Divest and Invest”: Latinx Advocates on Defunding the Police
George Floyd’s final breaths on May 25, 2020, gasping out “I can’t breathe,” led ...
Larry Krasner Beats Primary Challenger Organically, in Good Sign for Reformers
The first re-election bid of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner—probably the figure most associated ...
Vancouver’s Advancing Drug Decriminalization Plan Sparks Controversies
People who use drugs weren’t given a voice in Vancouver’s most recent step towards ...
Bloomberg Anti-Nicotine Lobby Among US Backers of Duterte’s Drug War
He thought it was a clap of thunder as it echoed through the humid ...
NYC to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers—To an Extent
New York City will become the largest jurisdiction in the country to curtail police ...
Long-Hidden NYPD Misconduct Records Now Available Online
One of the fruits of the 2020 Uprisings in New York City has belatedly ...
California County Eyes Mandatory Drug Treatment Bill
A newly introduced California Assembly bill would sentence people arrested on drug charges to ...
As Sex Workers, We Know the “Equality Model” Is a Dangerous Mistake
The general public is perhaps only tangentially aware of sex workers’ rights and the ...
