Deborah Small

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Deborah Small


Deborah Peterson Small is the founder and Executive Director of Break the Chains, a national organization committed to supporting the development of a movement within communities of color to promote progressive drug policies based on public health, compassion and human rights.

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More than two decades ago, the rush to enact federal mandatory minimum drug sentences was driven in part by the drug-related death of University of Maryland student Len Bias who had been a first round NBA draft pick of the … Continue reading