Federal Judges: Drug Sentences Are Not Just Long, They're Also Way Too …

Federal Judges: Drug Sentences Are Not Just Long, They're Also Way Too …

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

Another gross disparity in sentencing was not affected by Holder's recent announcement, and it was the topic of another federal judicial opinion this week. Until 2010, sentences imposed for offenses involving crack cocaine — which overwhelmingly … Read more on ThinkProgress

Drug Law’s Addiction to Racial Disparity – ColorLines’ Tammy Johnson applauds the Obama administration’s move to reform drug policy to a health-based approach, and lays down some figures on our curren…

Obama Promotes Racism

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

In his study entitled "Racial Impact Statements as a Means of Reducing Unwarranted Sentencing Disparities" Mauer cites the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act which indicated that "more than 80 percent of the prosecutions for crack (as opposed to powder cocaine) … Read more on American Thinker