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Author: Josie Williams

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Fatherlessness too high a price for non-violent drug charge

 In the last 6 months, the number of non-violent drug offenders in Mississippi prisons has increased a staggering 27%, to over 4,000 people. Mississippi already imprisons more of its citizens...
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Does being “tough on crime” lead to a brighter future?

For those of us who live in Mississippi, where End It For Good is based, several things are happening right now. First, we now rank #1 in the country for the imprisonment...
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Changing laws isn’t the only way to effect change!

Last week I spoke at the Mississippi Center for Re-Entry's conference. The topic came up of whether or not criminal justice reform would continue to be on legislative agendas across the...
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Honor our lost loved ones by ending the war on drugs

By Lee Clark Malouf My son, Robert, passed away in January 2017. He died of an accidental overdose of opioids. For me and my family, the last five years have...
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A Reply: ‘Don’t Fall for “Conservative” Pitch to Legalize Hard Drugs’

“Do you think drugs should be legalized?” The first time I was asked this question, I got so angry I left the room. My response was typical of my demographic as...
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There is a growing chorus of voices!

Last week Brett Montague, our CEO, and I spent several days in Washington, D.C. Wemet with lawmakers on behalf of End It For Good as well as the Cannabis Freedom Alliance,...
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I Give People Fentanyl. We’ve Misdiagnosed the Overdose Crisis.

By Dr. Carr McClain I give patients the synthetic opioid fentanyl almost every day in my surgical practice. It’s safer and has fewer side effects than Morphine, yet it’s now...
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Is stigmatizing drug use a helpful prevention tool?

I got a lot of feedback on last month's newsletter commentary on whether stigmatizing drug use is a helpful prevention tool or a harmful barrier to getting help. It was...
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What if we opted for honest and open conversations?

A couple of weeks ago I was on an introductory call with the leader of a faith-based organization that works on other justice issues. As we talked he made the comment that...
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A lesson on harm reduction…

A couple weeks ago a mutual friend connected me with Jim, a father who lost his only child to an opioid overdose at 19 years old. Shortly after Zach passed...
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