Drug War or Race War?
13-March-2006, United States, New Haven Independent
It's been 10 years since Sheldon Tucker saw the inside of a prison. Tucker (at right in photo, with criminal defense attorney Norm Pattis, at left) and others at a local forum on the drug war spoke about why so many young people of color have ...
Student group drums up opposition to drug war
05-March-2006, United States, Student group drums up opposition to drug war
Gary Davey smokes marijuana and credits the drug with relieving pain from injuries he received in a head-on collision that shattered most of his bones from the waist down and confined him to a wheelchair in 1989.
Corley Koprowski, a University of ...
Hostage Mom Exposes Drug War Double Standard
30-September-2005, United States, AlterNet
Last March, Atlanta hostage Ashley Smith got a rousing cheer from public officials, law enforcement, and much of the media for cajoling accused rampage shooter Brian Nichols to give himself up. Smith deserved the praise. It took courage, compassion, ...
War on Drugs Impedes New Beginning for Some ...
27-September-2005, United States, Drug Policy Alliance
In the days and weeks following Hurricane Katrina (and the more recent Hurricane Rita), the media has reported on the abuse of human rights of mostly poor and black people. But what has been discussed far less is the government’s response to another ...
Woman jailed over prescription drugs slams UAE
12-May-2005, United Arab Emirates, Reuters
A British woman who spent two months in a Dubai jail after traces of prescription drugs were found in her body returned home on Thursday describing her treatment in the United Arab Emirates as "disgusting".
Tracy Wilkinson, 44, was arrested by ...
Ex-policeman gets five years in prison in fake ...
04-April-2005, United States, KLTV 7
A jury today ordered five years in prison for an ex-Dallas policeman in the so-called fake drugs scandal.
Jurors on March 31st convicted Mark De La Paz of lying to a judge in a search warrant application.
De La Paz had faced punishment ranging ...
Free of Drugs and Alcohol, and Acting Like a ...
06-December-2004, United States, The New York Times
Dennis Barton was a promising young man, a member of the Boys Clubs of America, a hobbyist who built model ships and airplanes, a fan of James Brown, and a regular at church on Sundays.
But things started going south, as he puts it, when he ...
The Usual Suspects
03-November-2004, United States, Alternet
It began, as many drug stings do, with a lucky break. In November 2002, a traffic cop pulled over a driver ferrying crack cocaine on U.S. Highway 79 into the small east Texas town of Palestine. Police believed they had caught a glimpse into a drug ...
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