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Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2011

    Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance Responds to the Big NYPD Marijuana News

    Drug Policy Alliance​Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Interviews with DPA staff and data from DPA reports were used through out this week's Voice feature, "White Mayor's Burden." We spoke with Nadelmann after the stunning news from WNYC that t ... More >>

  • Music

    June 1, 2011

    Mike Bigga Lets Loose

    The Atlanta MC's Pl3dge is an exhilarating, politically charged ride

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    The Drug Economy at Columbia University: A Conclusion

    ​This week, we met Columbia's Drug Dealer Frat Boys, and learned: The Street Price of Cocaine at Columbia University! The Street Prices of Ecstasy and LSD at Columbia University! and The Street Price of Marijuana at Columbia University! So, what's next for the boys? And more interestin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    The Pumpple Demonstrates What Happens When Engineering and Gluttony Collide

    GawkerIt has slimming properties.​While not quite as, um, thought-provoking as an alleged photo of Brett Favre's penis, this is still kind of awe-inspiring: a bakery in Philadelphia has created the Pumpple, a creation consisting of apple and pumpkin pies baked inside layers of chocolate and va ... More >>

  • Art

    January 2, 2007

    Film at 11

    Maysles focuses on turning Harlem kids into auteurs

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    Tales of the City

    The 'Voice' bags the bad guys

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    The Miseducation of Elaine Bartlett

    New York's war on drugs held her hostage for 16 years. A story of prison, politics, and one woman's pride.

  • Theater

    June 21, 2005

    Theater

    New York's war on drugs held her hostage for 16 years. A story of prison, politics, and one woman's pride.

  • News

    May 17, 2005

    The Dragon Lady Runs for D.A.

    Ex-judge Leslie Crocker Snyder wants to talk about everything except her law firm

  • News

    November 2, 2004

    On the Move

    Young progressives are dusting themselves off. Anyone for Congress in 2006?

  • Books

    October 5, 2004

    Voice's Jennifer Gonnerman Named Finalist for National Book Award

    Young progressives are dusting themselves off. Anyone for Congress in 2006?

  • News

    October 5, 2004

    Bleeding Hearts

    How Guy's guys (and gals) plead his case

  • News

    September 14, 2004

    The People's Prosecutor

    In an Albany primary, a candidate for D.A. attacks the Rockefeller drug laws—and wins

  • News

    August 24, 2004

    Barred From the Ballot Box

    On the anniversary of women's suffrage, a case for letting people with felony convictions vote

  • News

    July 27, 2004

    When Music Moguls Attack

    Russell Simmons gets high on Rockefeller—again

  • News

    June 22, 2004

    A Question of Justice

    Three young men, two coke deliveries, one prison sentence

  • News

    May 18, 2004

    The Reluctant Activist

    One mother's unlikely education in New York's Rockefeller drug laws

  • NYC Life

    April 20, 2004

    New York's Marijuana March is an Annual Rite of Spring

    One mother's unlikely education in New York's Rockefeller drug laws

  • Books

    March 9, 2004

    Lost Time

    Freedom's just another word for power-mad parole officers

  • News

    December 30, 2003

    Compa$$ionate Capitali$m

    Russell $immons wants to fatten the hip-hop vote—and maybe his wallet, too

  • News

    June 24, 2003

    Boys Gone Wild

    In Albany, Rape, Punch-Outs, and Shutdowns Are All a Baffling Blur

  • News

    June 10, 2003

    Movement Hijacked by Hiphop?

    Activists Fear a Compromise on Rockefeller Repeal

  • News

    May 27, 2003

    CityState

    Activists Fear a Compromise on Rockefeller Repeal

  • News

    May 13, 2003

    Hiphop Takes Stock in 'Drop the Rock'

    Coalition Sets Deadline for Repealing Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • Film

    December 17, 2002

    Vice City

    Coalition Sets Deadline for Repealing Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • News

    November 12, 2002

    Unfit to Print

    How the 'Times,' the 'Post,' and the Rest of the Media Conspired to Push Pataki

  • News

    October 29, 2002

    Which Third Way?

    Greens and the Working Families Party Try to Make Progressive Votes Count

  • News

    August 13, 2002

    Just Say Maybe?

    Politicians Posture but Rockefeller Reforms Still Elusive

  • News

    February 12, 2002

    New York’s Anti-Terror Express

    State Pols Ride a Troubling Crime Agenda Toward Re-Election

  • Specials

    June 19, 2001

    Letters

    State Pols Ride a Troubling Crime Agenda Toward Re-Election

  • Specials

    June 5, 2001

    Letters

    State Pols Ride a Troubling Crime Agenda Toward Re-Election

  • News

    May 15, 2001

    The Education of a Juror

    The Woman Who Bailed Out a Drug Defendant Tells Her Story

  • News

    April 24, 2001

    A Time for Mercy

    Rabbi Gets Probation for Medical Marijuana

  • News

    March 13, 2001

    Seizing the Spotlight

    A Stand-Up Comedian Fights the Drug Laws by Working the Media

  • Specials

    February 13, 2001

    Letters

    A Stand-Up Comedian Fights the Drug Laws by Working the Media

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    Free to Be Deported

    Melita Oliveira Got Clemency. Now the INS Wants to Ship Her to Peru.

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    Mixed Bag

    Prisoners' Relatives Assess Pataki's Drug Law Reform Plan

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    November 7, 2000

    ‘A New Day’

    With Silver’s Support, New York Gets Best Chance to Fix Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • News

    August 8, 2000

    Hate Crime Laws: A Costly Victory

    Prosecutors, Not Judges, Are in Charge

  • News

    May 2, 2000

    Breaking Down Prison Walls

    An Organizer Takes His Street Movement to Albany

  • NYC Life

    February 22, 2000

    High Office

    Accusations Are Flying About Presidential Candidates’ Drug Use. Are You Under the Influence?

  • News

    February 8, 2000

    The Miseducation of Elaine Bartlett

    New York's War on Drugs Held Her Hostage for 16 Years. A Story of Prison, Politics, and One Woman's Pride.

  • News

    May 11, 1999

    Freedom Fighters

    An Unlikely Group of Prisoners' Relatives Battles the Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • News

    December 22, 1998

    Campaigning For Clemency

    Just before Christmas Governor Pataki is expected to commute the sentences of a few state prisoners. Will any of these women get lucky?

  • News

    December 8, 1998

    Prisons vs. Schools

    A new study blasts state spending priorities

  • News

    May 12, 1998

    New York's Drug-Law Debacle

    Governor Rockefeller started the war on drugs in 1973. His laws have packed prisons, cost billions, and failed to stop the drug trade. On the 25th anniversary, there's new momentum for change.

  • News

    May 12, 1998

    Anatomy of a Drug Craze

    Why Tough Laws Can't Claim Credit for Beating Back Crack

  • News

    May 12, 1998

    Beyond Incarceration

    What Lies Ahead? The Antiprison Movement Contemplates the Future

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