Only 25 people are allowed in the library at one time. Each Friday morning there’s about 50 people lined up outside the door.

Canada's parliament has one new member who has played a particularly pivotal role in the country’s rightward shift on drug ...

The plan is dividing city lawmakers, while some advocates say it will trap people in the cycle of homelessness.

The long-awaited decision is a major blow to an ambitious plan that includes overdose prevention centers; a final outcome ...

It’s not clear why USDA felt the update was necessary, but it also comes amid a series of changes to the department’s FAQ ...

Two new papers describe damning problems with a 2024 study that indicated similar harms from vaping and smoking.

Tennessee is notorious for felony voter disenfranchisement. What's not widely known is that some currently incarcerated ...

A judge rejects Oregon Health Authority's objections. Disabled and dying people who can't go to service centers need access, ...

In Nebraska, where state prisons are often at 140-percent capacity, the legislature is considering a bill pertaining to “double-bunking,” AKA assigning two people to a one-person cell. In recent years ...

In 2008 my wife was in a car accident that resulted in losing her license. Drug charges made it nearly impossible to break ...

In Georgia, where I've been incarcerated the past 30-plus years, newbie corrections officers tend to quit within their first ...