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Events • October 18, 2017 

# Criminal Justice at a Crossroads: Panel 4: The Drug War and the Opioid Crisis: Approaches and Remedies 

The first months of the Trump administration have confirmed that criminal justice will remain a contentious issue for the foreseeable future. Trump’s “law and order” rhetoric on the campaign trail has led to significant changes in federal criminal justice policy. At the state and local levels, lawmakers are struggling with the opioid epidemic, overincarceration, and how to work with new federal enforcement goals.

In the current environment, how should legislators tackle the most serious and enduring criminal justice issues? What policies should be implemented? What should officials’ priorities be? To answer these and other questions, experts from courtrooms, universities, law enforcement agencies, and think tanks will gather at the Cato Institute for its third annual criminal justice conference, **Criminal Justice at a Crossroads**. We hope that you will join us.

**Panel 4: The Drug War and the Opioid Crisis: Approaches and Remedies** 

**Leo Beletsky**, professor, School of Law & Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University 
**Jeffrey Miron**, director of economic studies at the Cato Institute and senior lecturer on economics and director of undergraduate studies at Harvard University 
**Zachary Bolitho**, Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General 
Moderated by **Mike Riggs**, reporter, *Reason* 

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##### [Jeffrey Miron](/people/jeffrey-miron)

Director, Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, Department of Economics at Harvard University

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##### Zachary Bolitho 

##### Mike Riggs 

*Reason* magazine