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Working to end drug war injustice, the November Coalition, a non-profit grassroots organization, was founded in 1997.

Members educate the public about destructive, unnecessary incarceration due to the U.S. drug war, and advocate for drug war prisoners.

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The drug war does not reduce drug use. Choosing to wage a 'war' on drugs stimulates a violent, underground economy, an economy which would collapse if drug prohibition ended. Our country and our world should be safer, not simply less free.

Prisoners of the drug war share stories of injustice:

Bryan Epis (update)
Forest Niemeyer (update)
Marc Emery
Will Foster (update)
Clarence Aaron (update)
Ryan Frederick
Terry Clark
Tony Cartwright
Bertha Burleson
Carlos Hendon
Jesse Jerome Dean Jr.
Scott Day
Tracy Ingle
Cory Maye
Eugene Fischer
Carlos Cuevas-Morales
Sgt. Patrick Lett
Bernard Sherrill
Stephanie Nodd
Richard Paey: Pardoned!
Mark O'Hara
Darryl M. Smith
George Martorano (update)
Alva Mae Groves (update)
Namat Rahman
Moscow Activists
Lawrence Mitchell
Peter Ninemire
Andrea Asch (update)

Read about it at
www.appalshop.org/h2h/projects.htm
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 07:20 PM PDT

The Bogus Crime Wave; from TruthOut (US), 2/26/10

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration; from The Nation (US), 11/16/09

Petition to Pardon or Commute the 10-year Mandatory Sentence of Medical Marijuana Provider Bryan Epis. (.doc)

The Sensible Washington Campaign Support I-1068, the ballot initiative to repeal criminal penalties for adult marijuana use and cultivation in our state. For more info, visit www.SensibleWashington.org

New Local Scenes: "Blame the Dads? Or the Drug War?" December 2009, New Haven, CT

On The Radio:

• Nora Callahan and Chuck Armsbury discuss local jail and prison issues on Tin Foil Hat Times, hosted by Zaq Flannery, KYRS-FM, Spokane, WA, 12/19/09
• Featured Interview: Drug War Prisoner Paulette Melville on Tin Foil Hat Times, hosted by Zaq Flannery, KYRS-FM, Spokane, WA, 12/18/09

Latest Drug War News :

• State Prison Numbers Drop For 1st Time Since 1972; from Associated Press (US), 3/17/10
• Social Networking: Break The Law And Your New 'Friend' May Be The FBI; from Detroit News (MI), 3/16/10
• Did The CIA Test LSD In The New York City Subway System? from New York Post (NY), 3/14/10
• Two Drug Slayings in Mexico Rock U.S. Consulate; from New York Times (NY), 3/14/10
• Part II: Michelle Alexander on "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"; from Democracy Now! (US), 3/12/10
• The Rainmakers: Banking On Private Prisons In The Fleecing Of Small-Town America; from In These Times (US), 3/5/10
• Latest Drug War News Archive

Medical Marijuana Shootings in Washington State; from Cannabis Defense Coalition (WA), 3/16/10
Marijuana Petitioners Clash With ACLU Over Legalization Effort; from Covington Reporter (WA), 2/26/10
A Q&A With Doug Hiatt of Legal Weed Initiative Sensible Washington; from Seattle Weekly (WA), 1/18/10
Seattle Police Keep Up Pot Arrests -- Mostly of Black People; from The Stranger (WA), 2/24/10 -- More WA State News & Activism

Idaho: Inmate Abuse Lawsuit Prompts Prison Warden Switch; from Associated Press (US), 3/17/10
Maryland: 4.5 SWAT Raids Per Day; from Reason Magazine (US), 3/1/10
Angola Prison: Visiting a Modern-Day Slave Plantation; from TruthOut (US), 2/22/10
Americans For SWAT Reform, a project of DRCNet. Sign the Petition for Responsible Use of SWAT -- Watch the Video: SWAT Raids: No One Is Safe. May 2009 -- More Abuse News

Same Crap, Different County: Another Small Texas Town Overpunishes Another Piddly Drug Offender; from Houston Press (TX), 3/14/10
Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Passes Bill to Reduce Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 3/12/10 -- More on Crack/Powder Cocaine

Use Of Drug Snitches Stretches The Law's Intent; from Voices of Central PA (PA), 5/4/09
Retired Drug Informant Says He Was Burned; from NPR (US), 2/13/10 (part 3 of 3)
Critics Blast Informant System Cloaked In Secrecy; from NPR (US), 2/12/10 (part 2 of 3)
The Case Of A Confidential Informant Gone Wrong;from NPR (US), 2/11/10 (part 1 0f 3)
Snitch Blog: A Comprehensive Resource On Criminal Informants, hosted by Layola Law Professor Alexandra Natapoff -- More Snitch News

Right-Sizing Prisons: Business Leaders Make the Case for Corrections Reform; from Pew Center on the States, Jan 2010 (pdf)
Smart Justice: Findings and Recommendations for Florida Criminal Justice Reform; from Collins Center for Public Policy, Feb 2010
Report: Can Drug Policy Prevent Reefer Madness? from TruthOut (US), 2/7/10
Michigan Breaks The Political Logjam: A New Model For Reducing Prison Populations; from American Civil Liberties Union, 12/18/09 -- More Studies and Reports

In Times Square, A Billboard To Help Ex-Prisoners; from New York Times (NY), 12/15/09
Recession Raises The Bar On Inmate Work Release; from MSNBC (US), 10/27/09
Study Could Ease Concerns Over Hiring Ex-Offenders; from USA Today (US), 6/24/099 -- More ReEntry News

Did US Law Spur Mexico's Meth Sales? from Christian Science Monitor (US), 11/22/09
Wabash Valley Woman Didn't Realize Second Cold Medicine Purchase Violated Drug Laws; from Tribune-Star (IN), 9/3/09
New Meth Formula Avoids Anti-Drug Laws; from ABC News (US), 8/24/09 -- More Meth News

7th Circuit Chief Judge Calls for Loosening of Sentencing Guidelines; from National Law Review (US), 9/14/09
Two Judges Target Cocaine Penalties; from Washington Post (DC), 6/29/09
OpEd: Retired Judge Says It Is Time To End War On Marijuana; from Bellingham Herald (WA), 3/21/09
Judge Quest To Decriminalize Minor Drug Use Gets Support; from Houston Chronicle (TX), 1/15/09 -- More Dissenting Opinions

Attorney General Holderís Remarks From Rethinking Federal Sentencing Policy 25th Anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act Symposium; from USDOJ (US), 6/24/09
2nd Circuit Clarifies Consecutive Mandatory Minimum Sentencing; from Law.com (US), 3/11/09
US Supreme Court: Guidelines Are Really, Truly Advisory; from Sentencing Law and Policy, 1/29/09 - More Sentencing News

CNN's IReports: Prison And Your Family. Share your stories of Drug War Injustice here! from CNN, 2009

Visit The Thousand Kites Project Today! -- Video: About The Thousand Kites Project; from YouTube, 9/26/07

Meet Barbara Fair, New Haven, CT; Fr. Tom Hereford, New Haven, MO; Chrystal Weaver, Pembroke Pines, FL, and Other November Coalition Staff and Volunteers.

The US Sentencing Commission's Assessment of How Well the Federal Criminal Justice System is Achieving the Goals of Sentencing Reform warrants study.
View the Executive Summary and Download the Report	Read a Layperson's Assessment of the Assessment, by Nora Callahan
Meet the People Behind The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines	Read More About Guideline Sentencing

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