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How mountains of court data exposed Chicago’s unjust dead-end drug arrests
posted 01/05/2022
In Chicago, police routinely arrest people for possession of small quantities of drugs knowing the charges won’t stick. But the arrests have real consequences.
Locked up for a ‘dime bag’ in Illinois
posted 07/15/2021
State law targets drug users, jamming courts with throwaway cases that burden justice system and users. A new reporting project digs into the story.

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How mountains of court data exposed Chicago’s unjust dead-end drug arrests
In Chicago, police routinely arrest people for possession of small quantities of drugs knowing... more »
posted 01/05/22
Locked up for a ‘dime bag’ in Illinois
State law targets drug users, jamming courts with throwaway cases that burden justice system and... more »
posted 07/15/21

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Project: Oregon’s the first state to ticket narcotics users, but reform has yet to live up to what was promised
That state’s new drug reform is keeping users out of jail — but getting them help for addictions has been elusive.
Project: The costly toll of dead-end drug arrests
In Chicago, thousands of drug possession arrests are routinely tossed out every year. The cost to taxpayers? Millions. To those arrested? The loss of jobs, housing, freedom.