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Drug Policy Recommendations

I believe that there are three major reforms that we need to pursue in Massachusetts drug policy: (1) moderation of our sentencing policies; (2) improvement of substance abuse treatment quality; (3) expansion of screening and brief intervention.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerOctober 23, 2008February 12, 2012Posted inDrug Policy

Coerced drug treatment — perspective

Coerced treatment has great appeal for parents, judge and prosecutors. But, now that it has become widespread, it is damaging the treatment system and making all treatment less effective.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerOctober 22, 2008April 28, 2009Posted inDrug Policy1 Comment on Coerced drug treatment — perspective

Gender confusion

The house voted today on a pair of gender-related bills that generated a debate full of passion, confusion and irony.  I was in the majority on all three of major votes, but split from some of my friends on two of them.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerJuly 23, 2008June 30, 2014Posted inWomen's Rights

A Woman’s Right to Choose

I support a woman’s right to choose. The government should not interfere in the most deeply personal decisions in our lives. Prevention is the top priority. We should do all that we can to reduce unintended pregnancy. Broad legal access to contraception is critical to helping women out of poverty. Teen pregnancy is one of …

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Posted byWill BrownsbergerJune 30, 2008February 11, 2015Posted inWomen's Rights

The Death Penalty

I oppose the death penalty and have voted against its reinstitution in Massachusetts The death penalty wouldn’t make Massachusetts one bit safer. People who commit awful crimes are uniformly people who have little regard for the consequences of their actions — they will not be deterred by the threat of death. Also, as an experienced …

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Posted byWill BrownsbergerJune 30, 2008June 30, 2014Posted inCriminal Law

Drug policy — part I

Why do we send people to jail because of their addiction, when
treatment would be much less expensive?

Posted byWill BrownsbergerMay 25, 2008May 7, 2009Posted inDrug Policy

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