Latin America: In Southern Colombia, It's Aid Out, Soldiers In
US AID is pulling out of southern Colombia and the Colombian army is rolling in, as Washington and Bogota give up on the province of Caqueta.
Europe: Portugal Approves Safe Injection Sites, Moves to Start Prison Needle Exchange Programs
Portugal continues down a progressive path toward harm reduction with moves to open a safe injection site and establish a needle exchange program in the prisons.
Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
The rotten odor of drug war-related police corruption wafts across Tennessee from the banks of the Mississippi to the hazy hills of the Great Smoky Mountains, and that's just half of our corrupt cops this week.
Updates in Correctional Health Care
May 5-8, 2007 ⢠Orlando, Florida
Call for Proposals Deadline: September 25 With 1,000 correctional health professionals from the United States and abroad attending Updates 2006, this vibrant and growing meeting is recognized as a forum in which to receive cutting-edge information and instruction from leaders in the correctional health care specialty.Forum with Judge Jim Gray of LEAP
Who: Judge Jim Gray
What: LEAP Presentation to the San Diego Association for Rational Inquiry
http://www.sdari.org
When: Sunday September 24, 2006 6:00pm PST
Where: Joyce Beers Uptown Community Center, Vermont St., two blocks north of University Ave. in the Hillcrest section of San Diego, CA
Luncheon Reception with Anthony Papa
The Open Society Institute - Washington Office hosts a Luncheon Reception and Discussion featuring Anthony Papa, the author of 15 to Life: How I Painted My Way to Freedom
Friday, September 29, 2006
Job Opportunities: Three Positions at Drug Policy Alliance
DPA's Washington, DC office is hiring a Deputy Director of National Affairs, a Legislative Assistant, and a part-time Office Manager/Receptionist.
European Alternatives on Drug Policy -- The Road to Vienna 2008
On 6 and 7 November, in the European Parliament in Brussels, a Conference will be organised on European Alternatives on Drug Policy - the road to Vienna 2008. This Conference is organised by the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD), in collaboration with two political fractions in the European Parliament (GUE and Greens).
Reformers Raid Cato Institute
Radley Balko and Norm Stamper spoke at the Cato Institute yesterday about Balkoâs new report Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America.
