ACLU-PA Sues Bucks Co. Sheriff Over Illegal ICE Agreement
ACLU-PA and the Community Justice Project sued Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran after the sheriff entered into an agreement to cooperate with ICE without authorization from the Bucks County Board of Commissioners.
As more states legalize cannabis, including New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania is at risk of being left behind, continuing to enforce an outdated, archaic prohibition regime that mixes up more than 20,000 people in the criminal legal system every year. In this episode, Yoko Miyashita explains the economic implications of legalization, including the need for greater racial equity in the industry, and why she traveled all the way from Seattle to be in Harrisburg on 4/20.
Plus, hear from ACLU-PA's Alex Domingos and state Representative Brian Sims.