Today’s Supreme Court unanimously agreed with two doctors convicted of drug trafficking on the basis of opioid prescriptions federal prosecutors considered medically unsuitable. Six justices […]
Discussing Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination today, Sen. Charles Grassley (R–Iowa) brought up her resentencing of a heroin dealer named Keith Young—a case that […]
“[B]y holding them in longer, it doesn’t appear to make a distinction with regard as to whether or not they recidivate,” Jackson reasoned in a […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R–Ark.) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is a tough-line drug fighter who resists any attempt to lower sentences for those convicted of distribution […]
New York Civil Liberties Union filed an application class action lawsuitJefferson County Correctional Facility has been criticized this month for not allowing inmates to access […]
A police officer discovered marijuana inside a car during a stop for tinted windows. On the suspicion that this was drug proceeds, he also discovered […]
In 2020, the number of Americans in U.S. prisons and jails decreased substantially by 25% and 15% respectively. A new report by the Prison Policy […]
The idea that the U.S. penal legal system can be used to buy your freedom is being revived by a prosecutor. This is how I […]
It is illegal for any person to distribute or dispense a controlled drug “except as permitted by this subchapter,” according 21 USC 841. Yesterday’s Supreme […]
Xiulu Ruan (a Board-certified Alabama Pain Specialist) was sentenced for prescribing opioid painkillers “outside of the usual course in professional medical practice.” His conviction was […]
