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Category Archives: Drug Policy
HUD’s new rules may have major impact on affordable housing for people with criminal records
Last week was celebrated for President Obama’s encouragement for America to reduce employment discrimination against people with past records, and his own executive action to ban the box on federal job applications. The heart of that story is how directly … Continue reading
Posted in Drug Policy, Housing, Movement Building, Politics, Reentry
Tagged Ban the Box, Civil rights movement, Criminal justice, criminal record, EEOC, housing policy, HUD, HUD v. Rucker, Louisiana
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Fed Court Rules on Racist Crack Law- SCOTUS on Deck
After decades of public agitating that the federal sentencing laws are creating racist results, Congress famously lowered the 100-to-1 weight ratio (cocaine powder to crack) down to 18-to-1 with the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010. A significant remaining question is … Continue reading
Posted in Drug Policy, Race
Tagged 100 to 1, Blewett, Blewit, Cocaine, Congress, Crack, disparity, Dorsey, Equal Protection Clause, Fair Sentencing Act, retroactivity, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. v. Blewett, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, US Supreme Court
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Unprison 2011-2013 Index
Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison. Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions presented below. Some of these have appeared elsewhere, … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Courts, Death Penalty, Drug Policy, Education, Employment, Housing, Innocence, Legislation, Mental Health, Police, Political Prisoners, Politics, Prison Conditions, prison economics, Prisoner Health, Race, Rehabilitation, SCOTUS, Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged death penalty, drug policy, economics, education, Employment, Housing, Innocence, legislation, police, politics, Prison, prison conditions, Prison-Industrial Complex, rehabilitation
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Criminal Justice Expert Poised for NOLA City Council Seat
When Dana Kaplan soared into position for a December run-off election, it became clear that something big is happening in the city of New Orleans- the most incarcerated city in the most incarcerated state in the most incarcerated nation in … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Drug Policy, Politics
Tagged city council, Criminal justice, Dana Kaplan, drug war, Election, New Orleans, Reformer, Results, Run-Off
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So You Want To Be A Prosecutor? 6 Rules to get started.
I have recently had several conversations with aspiring prosecutors, all of whom have an idealist desire to punish wrong-doers and protect the public. It became obvious that they had very limited experience with the criminal justice system at all. I … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Drug Policy, Innocence, Legislation
Tagged Crime, District attorney, ethics, guidelines, Law, misconduct, police, prosecutor, rules
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Iowa Caucus: Did the Anti-War Candidate Really Just Win??
Iowa Caucus Results: With all the votes counted, Mitt Romney at 25%, and Rick Santorum (a mere 8 votes behind) will split the delegate tally. This split helps any other challenger, Ron Paul in particular, who came in at 22%. Gingrich (14%), Perry … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Drug Policy
Tagged Anti-War, drug policy, Iowa Caucus, Iowa results, Mitt Romney, Obama, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Texas
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Out of L.A.- FICPM Will Register 1 Million Voters Opposed to Mass Incarceration
When a young woman from Arizona asked how she could get her voting rights restored, she heard a blunt reply: “We don’t need you to get your rights restored. We need you to get together with other folks and work … Continue reading
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Confession of a Drug Dealer
There is a whole lotta shaking going on in Colorado, Washington, and Uruguay these days. And it’s all about weed. Even a conservative columnist had to chime in about the big bad scary weed, as if he can revive the … Continue reading →