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Drug Policy:
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.


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James Austin JFA Institute President
Radley BalkoWriter, Senior Editor at Reason Magazine
Alan BeanFriends of Justice Director
Graham BoydACLU Drug Law Reform Project Director
Ed BrittenumSpoken word artist, member of Brotha's Keepa
Ethan BrownAuthor
Ed BurnsProducer, writer HBO "The Wire"
Nora CallahanThe November Coalition Director
Kenavon CarterOrganizer, attorney, Hip Hop Against Police Brutality Director
Jack A. ColeLaw Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) Executive Director
Mary Ann ColombVictim of Informant Abuse
Bill ConroyNarco News Correspondent
Davey DHip hop historian, journalist, DJ and community activist
Ann del LlanoACLU Drug Law Reform Project Informant Campaign Coordinator
King DowningACLU Campaign Against Racial Profiling Director
John Evans New Order National Human Rights Organization, DeKalb County Chapter
Marti' GarzaACLU of Texas Associate Director
Bruce GeorgeWriter and poet
Jeremiah GraceACLU of New Jersey Racial Justice Organizer
Judith GreeneCriminal Justice Policy Analyst, Justice Strategies Principle
Vanita GuptaACLU Racial Justice Staff Attorney
Maya HarrisACLU of Northern California Director
Marc Lamont HillProfessor at Temple University
Reverend Markel HutchinsCivil Rights Leader and Minister at Philadelphia Baptist Church
Immortal TechniqueHip Hop Artist and Executive VP of Viper Records
Deborah JacobsACLU of New Jersey Director
Lorenzo JonesOrganizer, A Better Way Foundation Director
Subhash KateelFamilies for Freedom Organizer
Regina KellyActivist in Hearne, Texas
Emily KunstlerOff Center Media Co-Director
Sarah KunstlerOff Center Media Co-Director
Nsombi LambrightACLU of Mississippi Director
Kevin Lavine Retired State Law Enforcement Officer
Jesselyn McCurdyACLU Criminal Justice Legislative Counsel in DC
David MooreAttorney
Cedric MuhammadPresident of Black Electorate Communications Inc.
Iffat Muhammad New Order National Human Rights Organization, DeKalb County Chapter President
Ethan NadelmannDrug Policy Alliance Director
Alexandra NatapoffAssociate Professor of Law, Loyola Law School
NessRapper, activist, member of A-Alikes
Troy NkrumahOrganizer, attorney, National Hip Hop Political Convention Chair
Bill PiperDrug Policy Alliance, Office of National Affairs Director
Robert RooksCriminal Justice Organizer
Ann SheltonCommunity Organizer
Jacob SullumSenior Editor at Reason Magazine
Maia SzalavitzJournalist and Senior Fellow at STATS.org
Nkechi TaifaOSI Senior Policy Analyst, Justice Roundtable Coalition Chair
Andrew E. Taslitz Howard University School of Law Professor of Criminal Law
Tamar ToddDrug Policy Alliance Staff Attorney
J'malo TorrielSpoken word artist, member of Brotha's Keepa
Anjuli VermaACLU Drug Law Reform Project Advocacy Director
Ellen YaroshefskyBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Professor and Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law Director


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