Tag: policing
As Decriminalization Begins in British Columbia, Activists Watch Warily
British Columbia has officially become the first first province in Canada to decriminalize possession ...
New York’s Bill to Decriminalize Low-Level Drug Possession
A New York senator has launched a bid to decriminalize all low-level drug possession ...
How “Daniel’s Law” Could Transform NY Mental-Health Crisis Response
A bill reintroduced in the New York state legislature on January 20 would fundamentally ...
San Francisco Encampment Sweeps Continue Despite Injunction
A legal battle between homelessness advocates and the city of San Francisco has escalated, ...
São Paulo’s New Governor Makes Ominous Moves to “End Cracolândia”
Cracolândias—areas with high levels of street-based homelessness and public drug use—have been spreading throughout ...
BC Decrim Threshold Was Set for Police, Not People Who Use Drugs
British Columbia is about to become the first Canadian province to decriminalize personal possession ...
The Implications of Police Raids on Shops Selling Psilocybin Mushrooms
An unlicensed psilocybin mushroom shop in Portland, Oregon, was raided by local police on ...
Honduras Police Mobilization Promises More Human Rights Abuses
On November 24, Honduras President Xiomara Castro declared a state of emergency in response ...
Efforts to Expand Community Violence Intervention in Wisconsin
Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, has suffered record homicides for three years in ...
MO Voted to Impose Police Budget Increase on Kansas City. What Now?
On November 8, voters across Missouri approved Amendment 4, a measure to increase annual ...
