Radel Resigns

Published February 12, 2014

Radel Resigns

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

The law reduced the disparity between the penalties for crack possession and cocaine possession. Previous to the bill's passage and signing, federal courts had already taken steps to reduce the sentencing difference. There is still a disparity of … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Can a Left-Right Coalition Bring About Real Prison Reform?

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

“More than 9,000 people are still imprisoned simply because of a date,” Gill says of the FSA, which reduced the crack-cocaine sentencing disparity for future but not past offenders. “Getting fair punishment shouldn't depend on a date that you went to … Read more on BillMoyers.com

Sara Weinberger: Dreaming of Rev. King's dream

Filed under: crack cocaine disparity

President Obama commuted sentences for eight prisoners spending their lives in jail for crack cocaine cases, including Stephanie George, given a life sentence in 1997, for hiding a boyfriend's stash of crack in a box in her house. The disparities … Read more on GazetteNET