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Spencer Norris
Spencer Norris is a reporter at New York Focus investigating drug policy with a focus on the state’s addiction treatment facilities. He was previously the investigative data reporter at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where his coverage of sex trafficking won statewide awards and got legislation introduced to protect victims.
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New York Mandates Peer Support in Jails, But Lets Sheriffs Keep Peers Out
Formerly incarcerated “peers” offer drug counseling to people in county jails — when they can get in.
May 31, 2023

Hochul Quietly Bets on Police to Battle Fentanyl
The governor buried policies in her budget proposal that would give police and prosecutors more leverage over people with opioid addictions.
March 30, 2023