In a new book, neuroscientist Carl Hart shares stories of his own drug use to break down the stigma.
Prisons & Policing
Worried loved ones staged a protest at the hospital demanding that family be allowed to visit — a demand still unmet.
The hexachloroethane smoke that police used against protesters can cause vomiting, respiratory distress and even death.
Since 1976, Virginia has executed 113 individuals, second only to Texas.
The moves come as new Travis County DA José Garza rolls out bail reform and diversion policies.
Notorious for lethal medical neglect, Stewart Detention Center has turned particularly deadly amid the COVID pandemic.
Prison separates parents from their newborns and makes breastfeeding impossible. This cruelty must end.
President Joe Biden campaigned in 2020 against full-out legalization, favoring decriminalization of the drug instead.
The fight to end the criminalization of poverty and the targeting of Black communities still has a long way to go.
Despite the introduction of mass testing, people in Illinois prisons and jails are still contracting COVID-19.