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December 17, 2008

Narcotics

From the ritziest penthouses to the poorest villages, illicit drug use continues to destroy lives worldwide while it breeds crime, destabilizes economies, and stigmatizes those it ensnares.

Thanksgiving Letter from Prison

Hamedah Hasan © Melissa Mummert / Arts Engine

11/27/2008

Hamedah Hasan writes from her prison cell about her struggle to remain a mother from behind bars. Because of U.S. drug laws, she is serving a 27-year sentence for a non-violent first offense.

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