This report from ACLU of Ohio reveals why women are committed and incarcerated in Ohio prisons. The report states that in Ohio prisons, drug offenses fuel women’s commitment and incarceration rates, and in 2020 alone, over 39% of all women committed were committed for drug offenses, and over 26% of incarcerated women were in for drug offenses.
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Women in Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars
A briefing report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights examines the rights of women in prison. The study found that many prison policies and facilities are not designed for women or tailored to their specific needs as policies were adopted from men’s prison institutions without evaluating their application to women’s prison institutions. The report also includes key recommendations voted on by the Commission majority.
Incarcerated Women and Girls
The Sentencing Project released a new study featuring research on female incarceration in order to understand the full consequences of mass incarceration and to unravel the policies and practices that lead to their criminalization.
Teaching Drugs: Incorporating Drug Policy into Law School Curriculum, 2021–2022 Cannabis Curriculum Survey Update
This report by Ohio State’s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center marks their fourth annual survey of courses focusing on cannabis law offered by accredited law schools. The report confirms that law schools are adjusting very slowly to the new legal environment of cannabis.
Case Study: Taxing a New Industry
This case study posted by the Tax Foundation uses Colorado and California as examples to discuss the legalization of recreational marijuana at the state level. It also compares their tax policies and includes resources for further reading.
DRAE’s Syllabus-Sharing Project
This is a resource by the Drug Policy Alliance in their Department of Research and Academic Engagement where academics from various disciplines can share and view each other’s syllabi. Those who are interested can request access to the private drive and submit their own syllabi to be included in the drive as well.
Archived Webinar Trainings and Drug Researchers’ Roundtables
This Youtube account contains content from the Drug Policy Alliance’s webinar and roundtable series with leading experts discussing topics ranging from knowledge translation to data visualization and from stimulant use to drug war surveillance.
Safety First
Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens by the Drug Policy Alliance is the nation’s first harm reduction-based drug education curriculum for young people in the United States. The free curriculum consists of 15 lessons that can be completed in a 45- to 50-minute class period.
Matters of Substance
This educational video series by the Drug Policy Alliance is designed to explain complex drug policy issues to a general audience. The series is comprised of five 60-second videos that give an introduction to overdose prevention centers, methadone and buprenorphine, their drug education curriculum Safety First, drug checking and drug decriminalization.
Decriminalization Exchange
This interactive resource by the Drug Policy Alliance shows state-by-state overdose rates, drug arrest rates and decriminalization laws. Users can select a specific state to explore its laws, arrest rates, overdose rates, legislation and the actions they can take to support decriminalization.