No Time Like the Present: Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform is More Urgent Than Ever .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

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No Time Like the Present: Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform is More Urgent Than Ever

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Virtual (New York time)

Side Event

DRCNet Foundation (AKA StoptheDrugWar.org)

The COVID-19 crisis has rendered critical issues in drug policy and criminal justice more urgent than ever, including incarceration as a driver of infectious disease spread; public health measures for injection drug users, a marginalized group; and human rights crises including extrajudicial killings. Our panel will discuss efforts to decarcerate, to fully fund harm reduction programs, and to bring accountability to bear for crimes against humanity in the drug war.