Ending the "New Jim Crow": Communities of Color Must Organize to End the 'War on Drugs' In recent decades the criminal justice system has become the most recent institutional method for incapacitating and marginalizing young Black and Hispanic men - more than 35% of such men can expect to become involved with the criminal justice system in their lifetime. Enforcement of drug prohibition has been a principal driver of disproportionate minority confinement and the collateral consequences associated with justice system involvement. This workshop will address the impacts of punitive drug policies on communities of color: racial profiling; sentencing; post-conviction sanctions; HIV/AIDS; disenfranchisement; child welfare; housing. We will discuss experiences regarding the impact of drug abuse and drug law enforcement on individuals and communities. We will examine the indices of success in the “war on drugs”. Are we winning? How would we know? What are the costs of the ‘war on drugs’- human, economic, political and social? What are alternatives to current drug policies? Are such alternatives politically feasible and/or effective? Participants will discuss strategies for engaging communities in promoting drug policy reform among community leaders and policymakers with an eye on short and long term goals.
Acabando con el In recent decades the criminal justice system has become the most recent institutional method for incapacitating and marginalizing young Black and Hispanic men - more than 35% of such men can expect to become involved with the criminal justice system in their lifetime. Enforcement of drug prohibition has been a principal driver of disproportionate minority confinement and the collateral consequences associated with justice system involvement. This workshop will address the impacts of punitive drug policies on communities of color: racial profiling; sentencing; post-conviction sanctions; HIV/AIDS; disenfranchisement; child welfare; housing. We will discuss experiences regarding the impact of drug abuse and drug law enforcement on individuals and communities. We will examine the indices of success in the “war on drugs”. Are we winning? How would we know? What are the costs of the ‘war on drugs’- human, economic, political and social? What are alternatives to current drug policies? Are such alternatives politically feasible and/or effective? Participants will discuss strategies for engaging communities in promoting drug policy reform among community leaders and policymakers with an eye on short and long term goals.
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