The 8th edition of Penal Reform International's report indentifies key trends and challenges in prisons worldwide.

Ledberg and Reitan find that the risk of dying immediately after discharge from compulsory care is very high, particularly for younger clients.

Birgin et al. document how state-driven stigma, criminalisation, and abuse create gendered barriers in access to services and drive women imprisonment, prompting mobilisation in resistance.

IDPC and the GDPO analyse the limitations of the data and methodologies in the report, and explore the implications of these shortcomings for drug policy in Africa.

Transform discusses how to build a regulatory framework which works to promote social justice and to protect public health.

David Restrepo critically reviews Colombia’s 2020 legislative proposal to regulate the coca leaf and cocaine markets by providing qualitative analysis of the regulatory regime proposed, its effects across the supply system, and the associated benefit and cost outcomes for Colombia.

The EMCDDA releases a series of miniguides looking at the responses to a range of challenges related to drugs in Europe.

ReLeaf Malta and Moviment Graffitti outline a vision to redress prior abuses, embed drug policy in human rights and harm reduction, and undo persisting discriminations.

UNODC provides an insight into the dynamics of cocaine markets and the involvement of women.

Boyd et al. shed light on the harmful impact of punitive and stigmatising policies and practices on mothers' overdose risk, concluding on the need to expand support and care in the community.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction summarises 6 studies assessing key impacts and pending questions brought about by the legal regulation of cannabis in the country.

Jones et al. find a correlation between lifetime psilocybin use and lowered odds of opioid dependence, calling for further studies to determine whether this relationship is causal.

This briefing paper by IDPC and AFRILAW presents new evidence on the physical and mental violence faced by people who use drugs in Nigeria, both at the hands of law enforcement agents and in drug treatment centres.

INPUD showcases the power and impact of peer-led networks and argues for more significant and sustainable funding to build on their success.

Batchelder et al. draw links between internalised shame and guilt and challenges to reduce stimulant use.

Lamdin et al. provide further evidence on the health benefits associated with these harm reduction interventions.

Transform provides a summary of key available data on which to assess the effectiveness of the MDA 1971, covering impacts in terms of the criminal legal system, health and trends in drug markets.

Otiashvili et al. suggest vending machines are a valuable tool to provide harm reduction equipment to marginalised populations.

Harm Reduction International provides an update on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences.

The INCB reviews the functioning of the international drug control system and includes an analysis of the availability of controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes, particularly in humanitarian emergencies.