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oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of April 4th 2011

Following UNODC Executive Director Yuri Fedotov's speech last week in which he called for a rededication to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; we lead our report with a call to take a fresh and pragmatic look at the Convention through a human rights perspective rooted in the Universal D

By Charles Shaw and Mark Weiss

/ 2 Apr 2011

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of March 14th 2011

We lead this week with exciting news of a special preview of "The Exile Nation Project: An Oral History of the War on Drugs & the American Criminal Justice System.” Written, produced and directed by our very own Charles Shaw, the film puts a human face on the millions of American's subjugated by t

By Charles Shaw and Mark Weiss

/ 16 Mar 2011

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of January 17th 2011

We lead this week's Report with an HCLU study on the risks related to blood borne and sexually transmitted infections and drug use in the Hungarian prison system, based on interviews with formerly incarcerated injecting drug users. Also in this week's edition, news from Ireland where Sinn Fein hav

By Charles Shaw and Mark Weiss

/ 18 Jan 2011

Exile Nation in London

Video (in three parts) of Charles Shaw's presentation as part of openDemocracy's "Who's Addicted to the War on Drugs?" which took place on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 in London.

By Charles Shaw

/ 2 Dec 2010

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of September 27th, 2010

We lead this week with the release of the much anticipated trailer from Charles Shaw and openDemocracy's The Exile Nation Project, a testimonial documentary about the far-ranging consequences of the American criminal justice system.

By Charles Shaw and Mark Weiss

/ 28 Sep 2010

The Exile Nation Project: Trailer

The Exile Nation Project has just released a four-minute trailer of their documentary archive of testimonies from criminal offenders, family members, and notable experts on the far-ranging consequences of the War on Drugs and the American Criminal Justice System.

By Charles Shaw

/ 26 Sep 2010

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of September 20th, 2010

We lead this first report of the autumn session with exciting news from the first US government approved clinical trial of MDMA therapy for those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Also, as the November general election (and Prop 19) quickly approaches, the weed war heats up in Califor

By Charles Shaw and Mark Weiss

/ 20 Sep 2010

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 05, 2010

A weekly summary of news and developments in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.

By Charles Shaw

/ 5 Jul 2010

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of June 28, 2010

A weekly summary of news and developments in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US and UK.

By Charles Shaw

/ 28 Jun 2010

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of June 14, 2010

A weekly summary of what's going on in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.

By Charles Shaw

/ 15 Jun 2010

The Crime of Being Poor: Class and Criminal Justice in America

A U.S. prisoner named Paul Wright has penned an extraordinary essay on the role of class in the American criminal justice system.

By openDemocracy Supporters

/ 24 May 2010