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Working to end drug war injustice, the November Coalition,
a non-profit grassroots organization, was founded in 1997.
Members educate the public about destructive, unnecessary
incarceration due to the U.S. drug war, and advocate for drug
war prisoners.
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The drug war does not reduce drug use. Choosing to wage
a 'war' on drugs stimulates a violent, underground economy, an
economy which would collapse if drug prohibition ended. Our country
and our world should be safer, not simply less free.

Prisoners of the drug war share stories of injustice:



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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 07:05 AM PDT
Racial Disparity Manual for Practioners, Policymakers;
from The
Sentencing Project, 9/25/08
Documents: 2008 USSC Symposium On Alternatives To Incarceration;
from FedCURE
(US), Aug 2008 -- More
Studies and Reports
Informant
Might Have Stood Among Gun Safety Activists; from Washington
Post (DC), 9/28/08
1 Fired,
4 Suspended In Botched Drug Sting; from Tallahassee
Democrat (FL), 9/26/08
Did Police
Misconduct Lead To Another Fatal Marijuana Raid? from
Reason Magazine (US), 9/25/08
The Informants
Are Watching Us ... But Who's Watching the Informants?
from ACLU Drug Policy Reform Project (US),
11/1/07 -- More Snitch News
Minorities
Overrepresented Among Felony Convictions; from Spokesman-Review
(WA), 9/28/08
Medical Pot
Limits Challenged; from Spokesman-Review (WA),
8/25/08
The
Marijuana Project Of Washington State - A joint effort
of the November Coalition and the Law Offices of Douglas Hiatt; an organization
that fights for the rights of medical marijuana patients in Washington
State and beyond. -- More WA
State News &Activism
Angry White Republicans Thwart LEGAL Voter
Registration in Alabama; from NallForGovernor
(AL), 9/19/08
Imprisoned
Voters Take Aim at the Presidential Election; from Huffington
Post (US), 9/20/08
States Restore
Voting Rights for Ex-Convicts; from New York Times
(NY), 9/13/08
Film: Democracy's
Ghosts: How 5.3 Million Americans Have Lost The Right To Vote;
from ACLU
(US) -- More ReEntry News
Preliminary
Crack Cocaine Retroactivity Data Report; from US Sentencing
Commission, 9/17/08 (pdf)
Prison
Terms In Cocaine Cases Reduced For Some Because Of Disparities;
from Sun-Sentinel (FL), 9/21/08
VA Leads
In Crack Sentence Reductions; from Daily Press
(VA), 8/16/08 -- More on
Crack/Powder Cocaine
[Joe Arpaio]
Judge To Rule On Lawsuit Against County Jails; from East
Valley Tribune (AZ), 9/14/08
OpEd: None
Of Us Is Safe From Police Raids; from Baltimore Sun
(MD), 9/2/08
Witnesses
Dispute Police Account Of Fatal Prince George's Shooting;
from Washington Post (DC), 8/19/08 -- More
Abuse News

Slammed: The Coming Prison Meltdown;
A Mother Jones Magazine Special Issue, Jul/Aug 2008
Visit
The Thousand Kites Project Today! -- Video: About The Thousand Kites Project; from
YouTube, 9/26/07

Video Update: Prisons Scrapping Ion Detection Machines
- from CW-TV 33, Dallas, TX, May 7, 2008 |

Video: Family turned away from federal prison after
death of prisoner's mother - from CW-TV 33, Dallas, TX,
November 3, 2007 |

Video: Nora's mom, 85-year old Bea Callahan, denied
prison visit with her son after "positive drug test"
- from CW-TV 33, Dallas, TX, May 3, 2007 |
BOP Suspends Use of Ion
Machines; 4/11/08 -- Scan of BOP Memo
Learn More about Drug Testing
and Prison Visits
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Video Update: [BOP]
Officials Suspend Use Of Prison Testing System; from WEEK-TV
(IL), 4/22/08 |

Video: False Positives Cause Problems For Prison Visitors;
from WEEK-TV (IL), 2/25/08 |
Column: The
End Of Tough-On-Crime Politics; from The Guardian
(UK), 7/29/08
Film: Democracy's
Ghosts: How 5.3 Million Americans Have Lost The Right To Vote;
from ACLU
(US) -- More ReEntry News
Judges, Lawyers
Question Fairness Of Mandatory Sentences; from Winona
Daily News (MN), 7/27/08
Judges See Failure
In Fate Of Drug Cases; from Baltimore Sun (MD),
3/5/08 -- More
Dissenting Opinions
Song: Please Believe, by
Garland Hogan, federal prisoner # 53629-004, FCI Coleman
(mP3, 8.5 mB)
Drug War News - Don't Miss:
Meet Fr.
Tom Hereford, New Haven, MO; Chrystal
Weaver, Pembroke Pines, FL, and Other
November Coalition Staff and Volunteers.
Incarcerated Veterans Information and Resources
Page; from FedCURE,
Jul 06 -- More Resources
The US Sentencing Commission's Assessment of How Well the
Federal Criminal Justice System is Achieving the Goals of Sentencing
Reform warrants study. View
the Executive Summary and Download the Report -- Read
a Layperson's Assessment of the Assessment, by Nora Callahan
Meet the People Behind
The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines -- Read
More About Guideline Sentencing
Recent Drug War News Stories:
Incarceration:
Mandatory Sentencing:
Racial Issues:
Drug Raids:
Chronic Pain:
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