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Published in: HomeBorn Illegal - The US Federal Analogue ActThis is the story of Anthony Reed, a promising young man with a very bright future who was arrested and charged with...
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Published in: HomeEvery prisoner a profit centre: every immigrant a business opportunity
Arizona's harsh immigration laws are being pioneered or supported by local leaders who have a political motive or...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of September 27th, 2010
We lead this week with the release of the much anticipated trailer from Charles Shaw and openDemocracy's The Exile...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project: Trailer
The Exile Nation Project has just released a four-minute trailer of their documentary archive of testimonies from...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of September 20th, 2010
We lead this first report of the autumn session with exciting news from the first US government approved clinical...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 23, 2010We lead this week's report with a groundbreaking new study from the UK Drug Policy Commission on the extreme social...
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Published in: HomeThe drug war: new paradigm vs old paradox
The appointment of a new head of the lead United Nations anti-drugs agency is a precious opportunity to abandon a...
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Published in: HomeUnemployed entrepreneurs: Ciudad Juarez and the War on Drugs
Ciudad Juarez is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. It is also one of the most violent.
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Published in: HomeThe Mexican Drug War: Is it "Narcoterrorism?"Drug war violence in Mexico is truly horrific. But does it qualify as terrorism?
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 9, 2010
We lead this week's report with collection of voices calling for an end to the War on Drugs as a means of mitigating...
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Published in: HomeCalifornia Endures Another Summer of Pointless Marijuana Raids
For nearly 30 years, the Campaign Against Planting has waged a quixotic battle to eradicate California's outdoor...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 2, 2010We lead this week the US House of Representatives passing two significant pieces of legislation meant to begin...
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Published in: HomeFelon voting rights and democracy
Convicted felons continue to be barred from voting in the US, with severe consequences for their rehabilitation and...
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Published in: Home14 Shocking Facts That Prove the US Criminal Justice System Is Racist
The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 26, 2010We lead this week's report with the Economist's cover story on the US prison system, a scathing indictment of the...
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Published in: HomeThe History of BUNCIN: The US Bureau of Narcotics Covert Intelligence Network
An excerpt from Douglas Valentine's "The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics, and Espionage Intrigues...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 19, 2010
A weekly summary of what's going on in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 12, 2010
A weekly summary of what's going on in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.
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Published in: HomeHow to Get Politicians to Admit in Public That the Drug War Has Been a Complete Failure
We do not need yet another blue ribbon commission or academic study to tell us our current policies are not working.
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Published in: HomeCALL FOR STORIES - The Exile Nation "Unheard Voices" Documentary Project
The Exile Nation "Unheard Voices" documentary project is seeking interviews and testimonials from offenders,...
