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The Untold Story of How Crack Shaped the Justice System

In a new book, a journalist wrestles with how lessons from America’s response to crack resonate in the opioid era.

Q&A • 11.06.2023

These Meds Prevent Overdoses. Few Federal Prisoners Are Getting Them

Three years after the First Step Act required the Bureau of Prisons to treat more people with medications for opioid addiction, only a tiny fraction are receiving them.

News • 08.10.2021

Biden Could Have Taken the War on Drugs Down a Notch. He Didn’t.

A little-noticed law could make it easier to punish people for low-level drug crimes — and put them in prison for longer with less proof.

The Lowdown • 06.16.2021

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