Tag: policing
Latest National Police Association Revelations Support Our Suspicions
In January 2019, Filter published a report about an organization called the National Police ...
Investigation: Where Are Naloxone Confiscations Happening the Most?
[The map above shows naloxone providers’ reports of whether naloxone confiscations from local clients ...
A Ban on Smoking and Vaping in Cars With Minors Will Have Racist Consequences
On a main city street in Auckland, New Zealand last month, two women staged ...
Mississippi’s Warring Prosecutors Leave the Door Open to Hope
Two incredibly powerful prosecutors, sworn enemies, live in the same small Southern capital of ...
Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drug Use, Explained
In 2001, Portugal was experiencing an opioid-involved overdose crisis, similar to the one gripping ...
How a Paraplegic Drug User Became a Victim of Involuntary Commitment
Barely a day passes on my beat without my meeting someone with a harrowing ...
Meet the New Coalition Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work
Across the street from the headquarters of the New York Police Department, dozens of ...
How the FDA’s Proposed Menthols Ban Could Harm Black Communities
Bad experiences with law enforcement are often cumulative: The more negative interactions one has with ...
Trump Should Know How US Drug Policy Drives Migration From Honduras
Flor Del Campo (“Flower of the Field”) is one of the most dangerous areas ...
Struggling to Compete with Fentanyl, Mexico’s Poppy Farmers Ask for Legalization
Gonzalo Hernandez* first heard the word “fentanyl” about two years ago. Hernandez, who lives ...
