On Prison Reform, Democrats and Republicans Bond

Published March 25, 2014

On prison reform, Democrats and Republicans bond

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity

For the left, it's mainly about social justice — the disparity in criminal sentencing for crack versus powder cocaine has a long-documented racial dimension, and blindly filling the "school-to-prison pipeline" has seemed misguided and cruel. Democrats … Read more on CNN

Halt private prison quotas: Column

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity

In 2010, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act, closing the wide disparity between sentencing for possession and sale of crack (used and sold more by blacks) vs. powder cocaine (used and sold more by whites). Last year, when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., … Read more on USA TODAY