Racial Gap in Men's Sentencing, With Judge Eugene Hyman, Santa Clara

Racial Gap in Men's Sentencing, with Judge Eugene Hyman, Santa Clara

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Differences

The federal government has made sentencing more similar than in the past for crack cocaine and powder cocaine, as crack cocaine has a tendency to be tied more with minorities. Hyman hopes that the racial gap the report suggests more of a subtle and not … Read more on Legal Broadcast Network (blog)

 

Gun deaths, violent crimes down, but it's not clear why

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Differences

WASHINGTON — Back in the crack-infused 1980s, young men with guns and drugs ruled the single block of Hanover Place NW in Washington, D.C. People who lived in the two-story rowhouses one mile north of the Capitol fell asleep year round to the sounds … Read more on Bangor Daily News