Tag: policing
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 ...
Philadelphia Cracks Down on Encampment, Creates More Suffering
Just after 5 am on January 31, a small army of police, city officials ...
“Exhilarating”—The Life of a Career Drug Dealer Illustrates Hard Truths
Casper has lived a life out straight out of Pulp Fiction. Over a 26-year ...
Correctional Phone Service Collects Biometric Data of People Who Talk With Prisoners–And Shares It With Law Enforcement
Phone and video calls between incarcerated people and those on the outside are never ...
Why Crystal Meth Has Made a Big Comeback in Philadelphia
Meth! Meth, crystal. Who wants meth?” shouted a middle-aged man in a parka earlier ...
The Haunting Memorials of Philly’s Drug Wars Have Much to Teach Us
Three weeks before Christmas, a car made its way slowly up Howard Street, a ...
The Shady “National Police Association” Behind the Headlines
Last month the National Police Association (NPA) filed an ethics complaint against Rachael Rollins, ...
UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Opioid Strategy Ignores What’s Most Proven to Work
Earlier this year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched an ...
