Convicted felons continue to be barred from voting in the US, with severe consequences for their rehabilitation and the democratic process. An effective campaign for their re-enfranchisement is vital, argues Rebecca Gould.
The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people.
We lead this week's report with the Economist's cover story on the US prison system, a scathing indictment of the so-called Land of the Free. Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little.
An excerpt from Douglas Valentine's "The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics, and Espionage Intrigues That Shaped The DEA," with an exclusive introduction by the author.
A weekly summary of what's going on in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.
A weekly summary of what's going on in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.
In the third of a series on drugs in Russia's regions, Oleg Pavlov reports from the Republic of Tatarstan, 400 miles east of Moscow. While the situation there is certainly not as desperate as it was ten years ago, even government officials suggest as many as 2% of the population are addicted.
