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11 September 2014
Costa Rica: A new model for prison standards in Latin America?

Costa Rica: A new model for prison standards in Latin America?

Prison overcrowding is widespread in Latin America, but Costa Rica has slowly started to implement politically sensitive, but needed, reforms. This includes vocational training programmes and resisting tougher drug-sentencing laws.
15 September 2014
Philadelphia decriminalises marijuana possession

Philadelphia decriminalises marijuana possession

The city is decriminalising marijuana possession and public consumption, ending a drug policy that has disproportionately targeted African Americans and Latinos in Philadelphia for decades.
16 September 2014
Out of the shadows: Women who use drugs in India

Out of the shadows: Women who use drugs in India

In this new film, activists and community members describe their challenges and their need for accessible, targeted, and quality harm reduction interventions to improve their health and protect their rights.