violence

Psychedelic Community Divided Over Upcoming Conference in Israel

At a psychedelics conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, this July, attendees are due to hear talks on topics including “Psychedelics,…

April 15, 2024

The Recipes I Use to De-Escalate Violence in Prison

In 2015 I was transferred to West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a prison with a reputation for violence. My new cellie…

April 3, 2024

New York City Has Days to Agree On Plan to Combat Rikers Abuses

A federal judge is demanding that New York City take rapid action over conditions in its Rikers Island jail complex.…

October 13, 2023

Violence Harm Reduction: How Peer De-Escalation Works Inside Prisons

In 1992, the year I learned I had HIV, a friend got me a dishwasher job at a restaurant in…

July 18, 2023