Very bad bill! A "war on drugs" will NOT solve the problem of fentanyl or any other illegal drug. We know this! So frustrating!
"Citing Alaska’s high mortality rates associated with drug overdoses, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seeking harsher criminal penalties for people who make or supply controlled substances that cause someone’s death. Under the legislation, prosecutors would be able to charge drug dealers and drug manufacturers connected to the death with second-degree murder, exposing criminal defendants to longer sentences and eliminating early release.

Several family members of individuals who’ve died from substance poisoning support the bills. However, the ACLU of Alaska has raised concerns about the legislation’s effectiveness and its potential to undermine public safety.

On March 27, the House Judiciary Committee approved one version of the legislation, House Bill 66, and sent it to the finance committee."
#PublicHealthCrisis #NoToWarOnDrugs #TreatmentNotJail
https://alaskabeacon.com/2023/04/03/bill-would-add-second-degree-murder-charges-for-drug-dealers-in-alaska-overdose-deaths/

I appeared on #Metrofocus on #PBS last week. It was great to be invited on with my client to share our client’s story and the need to remove barriers to #treatmentnotjail

https://www.pbs.org/video/metrofocus-february-6-2023-zektsf/

RT @AndreaLNieves@twitter.com

BREAKING - @NYCMayor@twitter.com seeks to dramatically expand involuntary treatment for people dealing with mental health concerns.

We need #TreatmentNotJail, barrier-free & supportive housing, & higher pay for MH workers - just to start.

Not mass institutionalization or police coercion.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AndreaLNieves/status/1597636144149061632