Bree Cassell first injected heroin when she was 15 years old. Despite wanting to do so, she was so scared of the needle that it took two men to hold…
Drug laws are not about what works. They’re about counting. Law enforcement count their arrests. Prosecutors count their convictions. Defense attorneys count their “good” plea deals. Judges count their resolved cases. Prisons count their filled beds. And families count their …
The reign of the middle-aged white man is over,” declared House of Cards President Claire Underwood in a steely-eyed address to the nation last fall. Other sources have echoed this statement…
“I always drove with all the drugs in my car. If any cops started following, my friend might start speeding or weaving to distract the cop and get pulled over.”
Peter Sadler looked like a lost member of the Beastie Boys, but as soon as he spoke it was obvious that he was a cop. As we sat in the…
Tyrique Wise was working at his self-owned painting and pressure washing business in Southern Shores, North Carolina, when the police came for him. The officer who slapped handcuffs on his…
For years, Mark woke up each morning, made breakfast for his two young children, and dropped them off at school before continuing to his own job as a pre-school teacher in…