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Published in: Transformation

Published on: 25 March 2015

Written by: Molly Rowan Leach All articles by Molly Rowan Leach

A new campaign to be launched on March 26 aims to cut the U.S. prison population in half by 2025.

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Published on: 23 February 2012

Written by: Charles Shaw All articles by Charles Shaw

Written by: Juliana Willars All articles by Juliana Willars

The prison industrial complex has been one of the main beneficiaries of drug prohibition in the US. Since the Reagan...

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Published on: 15 December 2011

Written by: Charles Shaw All articles by Charles Shaw

Written by: Juliana Willars All articles by Juliana Willars

Switzerland and the autonomous Basque region of Spain decide to shift their marijuana policies in a more liberal,...

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Published on: 16 December 2010

Written by: Mark Weiss All articles by Mark Weiss

Written by: Charles Shaw All articles by Charles Shaw

This week we lead with news of an horrific abuse of power by undercover narcotics agents which saw the unlawful...

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