Women and Prison Women and Prison
Thirteen-year-old Idalmin Santana has a ready smile and long braids. She lives with a foster family in Jamaica, Queens, because her parents are in prison.
Mar 25, 2004 / Feature / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Criminalizing Motherhood Criminalizing Motherhood
More than 275 women have faced charges relating to drug use during their pregnancies.
Dec 3, 2003 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke
A budget crisis and a prison boom make the states a vanguard for drug reform.
Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
A New Hard-Liner at the DEA A New Hard-Liner at the DEA
Bush's new appointee Karen Tandy has a professional history deserving serious Congressional scrutiny.
Jul 15, 2003 / Feature / Jason Vest
New Law Assists Political Intimidation New Law Assists Political Intimidation
An unnecessary new law is used to undermine legitimate dissent.
Jun 15, 2003 / Feature / Daniel Forbes
GOP Pot Attack Stalls GOP Pot Attack Stalls
House Republicans anticipated smooth sailing for legislation to reauthorize the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Jun 2, 2003 / Feature / Daniel Forbes
The Trials of Ed Rosenthal The Trials of Ed Rosenthal
Come June 4, Ed Rosenthal will be back in US District Court in San Francisco, to hear what sentence Judge Charles Breyer has decided to impose.
May 8, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
On the Revelation of William Bennett’s Gambling Habit On the Revelation of William Bennett’s Gambling Habit
Bill Bennett told a grateful nation, "Be moral. Just resist temptation." By windbag airing of this thesis, Bill Bennett got as rich as Croesus.
May 8, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Right Not to Be in Pain The Right Not to Be in Pain
Since the bottom line here is terrible physical pain, let's start with someone who has spent most of her life in that condition. There are millions like her. Patricia C.
Jan 16, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Other War The Other War
Mattie White remembers July 23, 1999, as the day her life was turned upside down.
Dec 24, 2002 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi