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Drug Convictions

Life Inside November 8, 2018
My Dog Didn't Forget Me When I Went to Prison
Charlotte was there for the worst moments of my life. And she was there as I picked up the pieces.
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Life Inside May 3, 2018
Want to Escape a Criminal Past? Move to Alaska (Like I Did)
After I left prison, nobody would hire me. So I threw a dart at a map.
By J.T. Perkins Iii as told to
News March 8, 2018
Convicted of a Drug Crime, Registered with Sex Offenders
In Kansas, even many minor drug offenders must appear on the state’s public registry. A new bill would change that.
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Eddy, who served two years probation for attempting to sell a few gram bags of marijuana, attended a free legal clinic that helps people get pot convictions reduced or dismissed.
News November 27, 2017
How Do You Clear a Pot Conviction From Your Record?
It depends on where you live. (Californians, you’re in luck.)
By Lee V. Gaines
Life Inside June 9, 2016
I Survived a Suicide Attempt in Jail
And it made me a different person.
By Anonymous as told to
Prince performing at the Super Bowl in 2007.
Commentary June 6, 2016
Why Prince’s Death Shouldn’t Lead to Bad Drug Policy
Lessons learned from the crack epidemic.
By Jeremy Haile and Michael Collins
A cell at The El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Okla., during President Obama’s visit in July.
Analysis October 29, 2015
What You Need to Know About the New Federal Prisoner Release
Five reasons it is (and is not) a big deal.
By The Marshall Project
News October 9, 2015
Meet the Federal Prisoners About to be Released
A profile of the 6,000.
By The Marshall Project
NARK II marijuana test.
News April 2, 2015
Jolly Ranchers, Sage and Breath Mints
A closer look at a favorite (and unreliable) law-enforcement tool: drug field tests.
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