Advocates Seek End to Lifetime Ban On Drug Offenders' Food Stamps
Eighteen years ago, Kayla Tobey, then 22, was convicted of a "Class 4" felony, possession of a controlled substance. She completed her...
top of page
Crime and Justice News Archive
Welcome to the Crime and Justice News Archive. You can browse through all the recent posts, click on the tags below, or search the archive for something in particular!
Search
Crime and Justice News
Feb 91 min
Opioid Treatments Costly, Inaccessible to Teens
As overdose deaths continue to increase among teens, treatment for opioid use disorder remains limited, reports USA Today. Few facilities...
19 views
Crime and Justice News
Feb 51 min
Providence To Open First Safe Injection Site Outside Of NYC
More than two years ago, Rhode Island became the first state to authorize overdose prevention centers, facilities where people are...
16 views
Crime and Justice News
Feb 22 min
The Fentanyl Epidemic is Driven by Supply, Not Demand
Author Sam Quinones, a longtime Mexico resident, initially believed that demand from the United States for drugs was creating supply. Now...
60 views
Crime and Justice News
Feb 22 min
Agency That Marketed OxyContin Agrees To $350M Settlement
Publicis Health will pay $350 million to states ravaged by the nation’s opioid crisis for its role in marketing the painkiller OxyContin,...
15 views
Crime and Justice News
Feb 11 min
Texas Attorney General Sues Cities Over Pot Decriminalization
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing five Texas cities over their decriminalization of marijuana. His office is suing the cities...
14 views
Crime and Justice News
Feb 11 min
Six Slayings Highlight Violence in California Pot Market
The killings of six men last week at a remote desert crossroads that authorities believe stemmed from a soured illegal cannabis deal...
10 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 312 min
Report: Drug Use In Jails And Prisons Punished Instead Of Treated
A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative argues that jails and prisons, despite often acting as “de facto treatment facilities,”...
56 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 312 min
Oregon Declares Emergency In Wake Of Portland Fentanyl Crisis
Multnomah County, the city of Portland and the state of Oregon are embarking on a 90-day experiment to address downtown Portland’s...
31 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 242 min
States Look To Fentanyl Test Strips As An Easy Way To Save Lives
States across the country are passing laws to allow drug users to possess fentanyl test strips, part of a new emphasis on harm reduction...
42 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 141 min
Oregon Pols May Recriminalize Minor Drug Possession
Oregon lawmakers are discussing a proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession, a move that would gut the most controversial part of...
92 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 122 min
Rapper 'Jelly Roll' Testifies For Bill To Curb Fentanyl Money Laundering
Jelly Roll, the face-tattooed former drug dealer turned rapper who has rocketed to stardom as a country musician singing plaintively...
30 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 82 min
Companies Seek Opioid Settlement Funds For Their Products
The marketing pitches are bold: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a lasso-like device to help police detain people without Tasers or...
20 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 31 min
New Mexico Regulators Shutter Two Marijuana Grow Operations; Issue $2 Million In Fines
Regulators in New Mexico revoked the licenses of two marijuana growing operations and levied one million dollar fines against each...
16 views
Crime and Justice News
Jan 22 min
How Will Biden Loosening Of Pot Restrictions Affect The Industry?
The Biden’s administration is poised to make the biggest shift in federal drug policy in decades by loosening marijuana restrictions, but...
27 views
Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20231 min
In Latest Opioid Settlement, McKinsey Paying $78M To Insurers
Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug...
29 views
Crime and Justice News
Dec 26, 20232 min
Ketamine Scrutiny Intensifies As Dangerous Incidents Rise
Federal health authorities are intensifying their scrutiny of the drug ketamine for treating mental health disorders, as the...
138 views
Crime and Justice News
Dec 26, 20232 min
Canadian Fentanyl Labs Pose Threats To The U.S.
At a rural site outside Vancouver, Canadian police found 2.5 million doses of fentanyl and 528 gallons of chemicals in a shipping...
118 views
Crime and Justice News
Dec 17, 20231 min
DEA Tells GA Not To Allow Pharmacies To Sell Medical Pot
Federal officials are warning Georgia to halt plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products. The...
46 views
Crime and Justice News
Dec 11, 20232 min
Nitazene, 43 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl, Poses Threat In U.S.
After years spent addicted to heroin on the streets of North Carolina, Samantha Ross had turned her life around. She marked four years in...
121 views
bottom of page