Drug War Chronicle

The Philippines Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of random, suspicionless drug testing. It's fine for students and workers, but not for politicians or criminal defendants, the court held.

Another NYPD bad apple, a probation officer with a bad habit, and more jail guards ending up on the inside looking out.

California's "treatment not jail" Proposition 5 is defeated and so is one "tough on crime" initiative, but another one won favor with Golden State voters. Meanwhile, dueling "tough on crime" initiatives also passed in Oregon.

Who will replace drug czar John Walters in an Obama administration? The early speculation centered on LAPD Chief William Bratton, but now he has removed himself from consideration.

The US has spent $6 billion on Plan Colombia since 1999. The goal was to reduce coca and cocaine production by half. They didn't even come close, a new GAO report reveals.

A unos cuantos días de las elecciones, reimprimimos nuestra reseña de cuatro semanas atrás sobre las iniciativas pro reforma de las políticas de drogas y las penas que van a votación en varios estados distintos.