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Drug War
Marijuana Reforms Gain Momentum as Trump Administration Mulls a Crackdown
Congress is considering bills to protect legal marijuana from Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
16-Year-Old’s Death After Coerced Meth Ingestion Underscores Violence of Immigration System
The two ICE officers who coerced Cruz Marcelino Velazquez Acevedo into killing himself remain on the force today.
Why Jeff Sessions Is Threatening to Crack Down on Marijuana
Prohibition heightens the power of the police, and Sessions seems reluctant to give that up.
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Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
In the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Black families are ripped apart by mass incarceration.
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For Families Denied Clemency Under Obama, What Now?
Despite Trump's contempt for the clemency initiative, families of the incarcerated will continue their campaigns.
Republicans Move to Expand Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
Congress is helping Gov. Scott Walker and others expand policies that punish poor people for drug use.
Translating the White House’s White Words
The words coming from the White House, whether as tweets or executive orders are full of racialized criminal imagery.
Obama Picks Up the Pace on Commutations, but Pardon Changes Still in Limbo
Obama has accelerated clemency to low-level drug offenders, but a study on pardons due in 2015 won't be released until the fall of 2017.
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A Desperate Hope for Clemency: Mothers in Federal Prison Pin Hopes on Obama
Drug war prisoners are desperately hoping for commutations or amnesty in the closing weeks of Obama's presidency.
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Trump Gets Behind Philippines Drug War Mass Murderer
Duterte has lived up to his vow to kill thousands of drug users and sellers, and Trump is okay with it.