Break the Chains

We believe that the crisis in our criminal justice system fueled by the so-called “war on drugs” is a major component of the unfinished business of the civil rights movement. The human and social costs of this war have been steep. Nowhere has the impact been felt more severely than in communities of color: Many know that drug law enforcement disproportionately targets communities of color, but few are aware of the broad scope and depth of the impact. From racial profiling, arrests, incarceration and post-conviction sanctions, to access to drug treatment and infectious disease prevention, poor communities of color are being devastated by the impact of the “war on drugs”. We are a national organization established to educate and help empower communities of color to reverse the negative impacts of punitive drug policies and replace them with policies based on science, public health and human rights.

www.breakchains.org