Should We Send Drug Addicts to Treatment Instead of Prison?
The United States, with the highest incarceration rate in the world, is still locking up drug offenders in prisons. Why?...
What Can We Learn from Cyntoia Brown’s Story?
Cyntoia Brown was granted clemency by the governor of Tennessee and will be released on August 7, after serving 15...
Is Kratom Legal in South Carolina? Should it Be?
Kratom has been under fire from the federal government for some time now, but it is still sold legally in...
Narcan Saves Lives – SC Legislation Will Make it More Readily Available
The SC Senate is considering a bill that would make Narcan, a drug used to prevent opioid overdose deaths, available...
Forced Rehab for Horry County Defendants?
The Horry County Solicitor says that “he’s working on a program that would force people addicted to drugs to go...
New ideas
The “war on drugs” has failed – we have managed to become the world’s leader in number of citizens that...
Religious indoctrination in S.C.’s jails
A lawsuit has been filed against the Berkeley County jail (in Monck’s Corner, S.C.), alleging that the jail denies inmates...
The “war on drugs” has failed, enough already
The failure of the war on drugs is a recurring topic on many criminal defense and political blogs, to the...
Criminalizing addiction
CNN has a story about the dilemma of pregnant mothers who are addicted, spotlight on South Carolina – of course,...