Coletta A. Youngers is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and Associate at the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). Follow her on Twitter: @ColettaYoungers
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Published in: HomeIs the ‘war on drugs’ destroying women’s lives?
Across the world, women are being incarcerated at an alarming rate for drug offences. The vast majority are single...
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Published in: HomeWhy is the UN failing to solve the ‘world drug problem’?
On 19 April, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) meets to find a solution to the failed...
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Published in: HomeWomen are bearing the brunt of our most punitive drug policies
From Colombia to Thailand, drug policy reforms are urgently needed to end the mass incarceration of women for drug...