The November Coalition is a non-profit grassroots organization, founded in 1997, which fights against the
War on Drugs
The war on drugs is a global campaign, led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.Cockburn and St. Clair, 1 ...
and for the rights of the
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ...
ers incarcerated as the effect of that war. It publishes a bulletin called ''Razor Wire''.
Tyrone Brown
The November Coalition was involved in the advocacy for
Tyrone Brown's release. Brown, an
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
Texan, has been sentenced to
life imprisonment for smoking
marijuana. On March 9, 2007, Governor
Rick Perry signed a conditional pardon which released Brown under supervision.
Tyrone Brown is free at last
November Coalition
See also
* Prisoners' rights
The rights of civilian and military prisoners are governed by both national and international law. International conventions include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the United Nations' Minimum Rules for the Treatment ...
* War on Drugs
The war on drugs is a global campaign, led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.Cockburn and St. Clair, 1 ...
* Drug Policy Alliance
The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a New York City–based nonprofit organization that seeks to advance policies that “reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and b ...
* Students for Sensible Drug Policy
* National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws
* Marijuana Policy Project
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is the largest organization working solely on marijuana policy reform in the United States in terms of its budget, number of members, and staff.
Its stated aims are to: (1) increase public support for non-pu ...
References
External links
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Penal system in the United States
Cannabis law reform organizations based in the United States
Drug policy reform
Non-profit organizations based in Washington (state)
Organizations established in 1997
Prison-related organizations
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