Striking in this @mauraewing story on Philly: just how much the debate has shifted to question the entire war on drugs framework.
The idea a DA should lay down any condition to drop substance use charges (as Krasner still does) is under relentless fire. theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
The idea a DA should lay down any condition to drop substance use charges (as Krasner still does) is under relentless fire. theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
.@BrookeM_Feldman explains here that mandating attendance to a treatment program, if it comes at the wrong time or is coerced, can backfire.
And a growing number of prosecutors in the country are saying they'll take drug possession out of the criminal legal system.
And a growing number of prosecutors in the country are saying they'll take drug possession out of the criminal legal system.
For instance, Baltimore's chief prosecutor just said she'd make permanent a COVID-era policy of not prosecuting low-level drug possession.
She said: "when we criminalize these minor offenses we expose people to needless interaction with law enforcement
theappeal.org/the-pandemic-p…
She said: "when we criminalize these minor offenses we expose people to needless interaction with law enforcement
theappeal.org/the-pandemic-p…
Oh, and now a new announcement on this out just today! the new New Orleans DA announces he will stop prosecuting low-level possession of drugs other than heroin and fentanyl. thelensnola.org/2021/04/13/new…
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