This op-ed first appeared in The Herald-Sun on Thursday, August 21, 2014 “Unexplained Racial Disparity” City Manager Tom Bonfield’s request that the Police Department explain why the vast majority of marijuana arrests in this city are of black people suggests two reactions. One, and we truly mean this, is – yes! It is exactly right that […]
What we learned at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice was well represented this week at the International Drug Policy Conference, held this year in Colorado, a state on the vanguard of drug policy reform. SCSJ Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson, Fellow Jeremy Collins, and Soros Justice Attorney-Fellow Ian A. Mance all made the trip to Denver to learn from […]
Group takes issue with Durham police's crime approach
Story from ABC-11 Raleigh DURHAM (WTVD) — A week after Durham police announced a drop in crime in targeted neighborhoods, a group of protesters is taking aim at the City of Durham. They say campaigns like “Operation Bull’s Eye” can lead to racial profiling. It’s something they are asking the city to change along with […]