Drug Policy Alliance

Friend, this pandemic has laid bare the injustices that have always been present in our society with a degree of seriousness and urgency that demands immediate action. You can help fight this cruel war on drugs with your gift today that will TRIPLE before midnight tonight.

Triple your impact to protect people who have been stigmatized, pushed aside, or had their needs denied because of this disastrous drug war. Please donate now.

Thank you,

Maritza Perez
Director, Office of National Affairs

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From: Maritza Perez
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020
To: [email protected]
Subject: Match Extended: 3X your impact to end the drug war

Friend,

The triple match challenge deadline has been extended until Sunday, May 31st. That gives you just 72 hours to make a donation that will triple in impact thanks to special matching funds.

Last week, Fidel Torres, 62 years old, died of coronavirus in a federal prison. He served 16 years of an 18-year marijuana sentence and was denied compassionate sentencing relief before he died of COVID-19 behind bars. No drug conviction should be a death sentence.

People in jails and prisons are disproportionately losing their lives to COVID-19. Many of those who have died were behind bars for drug offenses. Although some steps have been taken to release people as a public health measure, hundreds of thousands more are still at-risk.

Friend, it’s time to save lives and end the criminalization of drugs and the people who use them. Thank you for following our work, we appreciate it.

Please make a gift to the Drug Policy Alliance today before the match expires. Your gift will go three times as far.

With gratitude,

Maritza Perez
Director, Office of National Affairs
Drug Policy Alliance