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Drug Policy:
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.


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Drug Policy : Resources

Letter from Hawaii State Teachers Association to the Hawaii Board of Education (07/17/2008)
Hawaii State Teachers Association's July 17, 2008, letter to the Hawaii State Board of Education stating that random teacher drug testing is unconstitutional.

ACLU Statement to the United Nations: Adopting a Human Rights-Based Global Drug Policy (07/07/2008)
The American Civil Liberties Union joins a diverse coalition of civil and human rights organizations participating in the “Beyond 2008 Forum,” an unprecedented opportunity to review the past decade of international drug policy and to shape its future course.

Testimony Before the HI Board of Education Opposing Random Drug Testing of UPW Workers (06/19/2008)
The ACLU's written testimony prepared for the Hawaii Board of Education opposing the random drug testing of United Public Workers union members.

U.N. Report of Mission to Indonesia: Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights (03/10/2008)
A report from the United Nations Human Rights Council titled, "Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development." Page 45 of the report exposes the torture and capital punishment of Indonesian prisoners accused solely of drug crimes and the role of the U.S. in this process.

In Their Own Words: Hawaii's Teachers Speak Out Against Random Drug Testing (Debbie Shirai) (02/01/2008)

In Their Own Words: Hawaii's Teachers Speak Out Against Random Drug Testing (Tony Turbeville) (01/24/2008)
Biographical information and video testimonials from educators opposed to a plan to randomly drug test Hawaii's teachers.

In Their Own Words: Hawaii's Teachers Speak Out Against Random Drug Testing (Robin Fancy) (01/24/2008)
Biographical information and video testimonials from educators opposed to a plan to randomly drug test Hawaii's teachers.

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