"Rethinking the War on Drugs"

Has the War on Drugs failed? Diane Wood, the Chief Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, will discuss the topic at the "Rethinking the War on Drugs" Symposium on Feb. 20-21 in the Thorne Auditorium at Northwestern University's School of Law, located at 375 E. Chicago Ave. She joins us to talk about the issue.

Read an interview with another participant in the symposium, Angela Caputo of The Chicago Reporter.

What is your involvement in the symposium?

I’m one of the fellows and a reporter at The Chicago Reporter. I write a lot about criminal justice which is how I got involved. I’m going to do a presentation on some of my reporting.

What was a major finding from your reports?

The first thing IRelated Articles

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