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4 August 2015
CICAD inventory of alternatives to incarceration

CICAD inventory of alternatives to incarceration

This inventory produced by CICAD shows that governments employ a broad range of policy options to provide tailored responses limiting the use of incarceration for those who commit drug-related offenses.
11 August 2015
Ukraine’s deadly medicines bottleneck

Ukraine’s deadly medicines bottleneck

The conflict between the Ukrainian government and Russian-supported separatists threatens the lives of civilian patients who have been cut off, or soon will be, from lifesaving medicines.
12 August 2015
US ‘Fair Sentencing’ law leads to decrease in crack prosecutions

US ‘Fair Sentencing’ law leads to decrease in crack prosecutions

A federal law that closed the gap in sentence severity for offenses involving crack cocaine and those involving powder cocaine has led to fewer federal prosecutions and a reduction in the federal prisoner population, according to a new report from the US Sentencing Commission.
12 August 2015
Joint call regarding health crisis in Donbas, East Ukraine

Joint call regarding health crisis in Donbas, East Ukraine

100 health leaders, professionals and activists from 60 government institutions, civil society and affected communities have expressed concerns over challenges in providing access to essential treatments for HIV, tuberculosis and opioid dependence in areas of Donbas in East Ukraine.