From the daughter of a prisoner
For the final entry in our End Mass Incarceration Week blog series, SCSJ intern Nadiah Porter gives us an intimate look into her life growing…
War on Drugs
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How Can We Manifest Hope into Freedom?
The American Prospect Longform recently published an article entitled, Is There Hope for the Survivors of the War on Drugs? by Senior Writer Monica Potts. …
Gender-Neutrality is a Myth: The Impact of Collateral Consequences on Women
Since Nixon’s formal declaration of ‘drugs‘ as Public Enemy #1 in 1971, women have been the fastest growing U.S prison population. The number of women…
Possibilities vs. Obstacles—Ending Racial Profiling in Durham
The sixth and latest meeting examining racial profiling and police misconduct in Durham took place on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. SCSJ’s partner, SpiritHouse, led the…
What we learned at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice was well represented this week at the International Drug Policy Conference, held this year in Colorado, a state on…
Durham Screening of Social Justice Documentary The House I Live In
Come join us for dinner, an important social justice film, and a panel discussion on mass incarceration.
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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Progress toward ending the failed "war on drugs"
On August 29, 2013 the DOJ announced that it will not interfere with state laws allowing medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. The Drug Policy…
Time to End the War on Drugs
Post by SCSJ Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson
Time to End the War on Drugs
In a speech to the American Bar Association on August 12,…