Treatment Not Jail
Incarceration Nation: Number of People in State Prisons Declines for First Time Since Nixon, New Report Finds
The number of people doing time in state prison declined last year for the first time since bell-bottom jeans were in fashion, although just barely. Could we be seeing the first rumblings of a seismic shift in prison population trends?
Feature: 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conferences Opens Amid Optimism in Albuquerque
The Drug Policy Alliance's 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference got underway Thursday in Albuquerque, and it looks like the biggest yet. Here's an initial report from the conference opening. Look for much more next week, too.
Feature: Veterans Incarcerated and Ignored When They Could Be Getting Help, Report Finds
Nearly a quarter of a million American veterans were behind bars in 2004, many of them for drug abuse-related offenses, a new report finds. While the military, the Veterans Administration, and other agencies are taking some steps to help them, there is much more that could -- and should -- be done.