Decades of Disparity: New Study Underscores Severity of Racial Bias in Drug-Related Law Enforcement

The Human Rights Watch report is called “Decades of Disparity: Drug Arrests and Race in the United States.” I"m joined now by its author, Jamie Fellner. She is Senior Counsel in the US program at Human Rights Watch. The report is available online at hrw dot org.

I’m also joined by Deborah Small, a leading activist around this issue. She is the executive director of Break the Chains, an organization that works to reduce racial disparities in drug law enforcement.

Jamie Fellner, Senior counsel in the US program at Human Rights Watch. Her latest report is called “Decades of Disparity: Drug Arrests and Race in the United States.”

Deborah Small, executive director of Break the Chains, an organization that works within communities of color to replace current drug policies.