President Obama, Pardon Both the Turkey and Drug War Prisoners for the Holidays
Tomorrow (Nov 27) President Obama will continue the recent Thanksgiving tradition of presidents pardoning a turkey.
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An Amnesty for Prisoners of the War on Drugs
Attorney General Eric Holder's long overdue realization that "too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason" was an important step toward a national recognition that our decades long war on drugs has been ineffective, expensive, and cruel. As bipartisan support grows in Congress for overhauling U.S.
What Growing Up With an Incarcerated Father Taught Me About the Drug War
Children often face the gravest consequences of America's draconian drug policy.
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Colorado Legislature Passes Sentencing Reform
Colorado has taken another step down the path of drug sentencing reform with the passage of Senate Bill 250. The governor is expected to sign it into law.
The Drug War and Mass Incarceration By the Numbers
Despite an increased emphasis on treatment and prevention programs in recent years, the Obama administration in its 2013 budget still requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. Of that, $15 billion would go to law enforcement, interdiction and international efforts.
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
Marking Mother’s Day With Calls for Reform
A new group, Moms United to End the War on Drugs, held events on Mother's Day
Profit Driven Prison Industrial Complex: The Economics of Incarceration in the USA
For every 100,000 Americans, 743 citizens sit behind bars
Vietnam Using Drug Takers as Slave Labor
Vietnamese drug users detained by the police are held for years without due process, subjected to torture and physical violence, and forced to work as low- or no-wage labor in camps that are supposed to be drug treatment centers, according to an explosive new report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch, which called for the camps to be closed and the prisoners released.
