Although welcoming the removal from Schedule IV, drug policy experts expressed serious concerns that cannabis will remain in Schedule I of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

IDPC, WOLA and PRI note an alarming rise in female incarceration rates in Latin America since 2000, putting countless women at risk of abuse and exacerbating the vulnerabilities they face in society.

Clean Start provides formerly-incarcerated women with avenues for healing, education and employment, breaking cycles of criminalisation and vulnerability.

Trans women are overrepresented in prison and are more likely to suffer abuse behind bars. These women are also at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 and are more vulnerable to its effects.

This report highlights opportunities and pitfalls in the implementation of house arrest as an alternative to incarceration.

APT, IDPC, PRI and WOLA decry the growing negative impact of imprisonment on women, including as a result of harmful drug policies.

The webinar will explore how to implement effective releases of people in prison in the region with a focus on women.

This live-streamed conversation will explore the current state of the drug war, the anti-racism protests taking place across the world, responses from political leaders and the rise of authoritarianism in the context of COVID-19.

Recent announcements respond to geopolitical posturing and could backfire dramatically.

IDPC, WOLA, EQUIS and a host of community-led organisations and allies offer an overview of the many challenges faced by trans women in prison in Latin America.