Police Crack Down on Heroin

Published August 12, 2013

Police crack down on heroin

Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity

Rather than going after lower-level users of heroin, prosecutors are looking to take out dealers and members of the supply chain by connecting them and the drugs they sold to overdose deaths and charging them with laws that carry stiff penalties. Read more on Press Herald

Matthew T. Mangino: Criminal justice reform must consider race

Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity

For instance, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 created much harsher sentences for the use of crack cocaine, popular in predominately African American urban neighborhoods, as opposed to powder cocaine, popular in more affluent suburbs. In 1988, George … Read more on Rockford Register Star

Bryan police arrest two men on drug charges

Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity

Police found crack cocaine in the container, according to the report. Since no crack pipes or other drug … In July, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 days in jail and ordered to pay $ 296 in court costs. It wasn't immediately clear when he was … Read more on The Eagle