Cutting Unfair Crack Cocaine Sentences Saves Taxpayers >$500 Million
Cutting Unfair Crack Cocaine Sentences Saves Taxpayers >0 Million
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Powder cocaine and crack are two versions of the same drug, except that crack is processed with baking soda or other substances. Until 2010, when Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act, a person caught with one gram of crack would get as much time … Read more on Mother Jones
Aug 19, 2013 — America's black leadership supported the drug war for decades …
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Eight Appalling Ways US Leads the World
Eight appalling ways US leads the world
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Addiction Life Expectancy
Despite all the money sloshing around, the U.S. has fewer physicians per person than most other OECD countries, fewer hospital beds, and a lower life expectancy at birth, according to a recent PBS report. The same report stated that the U.S. spent … Read more on Chicago Sun-Times
Cheating is bad, but are the drugs?
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Poverty, Not Crack, Biggest Factor in Addicted Babies Lives
Poverty, Not Crack, Biggest Factor in Addicted Babies Lives
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For almost 25 years, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania followed 224 children born with cocaine in their systems in Philadelphia and found no real significant difference between them and babies born with no drugs in their system. Read more on BET (blog)
Ex-Bartonville police dog transitions into retirement with a new master
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Grosse Pointe Farms Police Warned Murder Suspect to Stay Away From Family
Grosse Pointe Farms Police Warned Murder Suspect to Stay Away from Family
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Signs Using
The warning from police wasn't the only sign of trouble with Pagan of Casco Township. In September 2012, Neumann came into … Pagan was arrested for felonious assault and possession of crack cocaine, Wiley said. He was placed on probation in October, … Read more on Patch.com
From 'The Carter' to a home
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The Drug War Prophet
The Drug War Prophet
Filed under: new crack cocaine law
In a tepid new directive from the DOJ, Attorney General Holder will announce Monday a new policy directing federal prosecutors not to include quantities of drugs possessed in drafting indictments for certain defendants charged with drug crimes. The … Read more on Daily Beast
Obama defends the New Jim Crow
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Police Crack Down on Heroin
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
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Michelle Alexander: "Zimmerman Mindset" Endangers Young Black Lives With …
Michelle Alexander: "Zimmerman Mindset" Endangers Young Black Lives with …
Filed under: crack cocaine disparity
… as part of the war on drugs and the "get tough" movement, sentences that have helped to fuel our nation's prison boom and have also greatly aggravated racial disparities, particularly in the application of mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine. Read more on Democracy Now
(C) The Film, “Crack The Disparity” Movie Part # 3 – The film, “Crack the Disparity: It’s Not Fair. It’s Not Working.,” was produced by the Crack the Disparity Coalition and directed by Howard University film p…
Leona Lewis Dons Bondage, S&M Gear for Friend's Wild Birthday Party
Leona Lewis Dons Bondage, S&M Gear For Friend's Wild Birthday Party
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Delicate flower Leona Lewis broke out of her shell and did so in a major way, on Instagram no less: The singing sensation uploaded photos yesterday of herself with friends at a friend's 30th birthday bash — a party with a very specific, unique theme … Read more on Huffington Post
Orange School Board seeks input on drug tests
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Child Removed From Drug-Filled Motel Room; Father, Second Man Arrested
Child removed from drug-filled motel room; father, second man arrested
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Robinson was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin and Xanax, conspiracy to deliver CDS and child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury. Harris was charged with possession with intent to … Read more on Martinsburg Journal
Cast into the shadows: DC woman struggles with blindness after violent attack
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Drug Addicts to Be Given Foil to Encourage Treatment
Drug addicts to be given foil to encourage treatment
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New laws will allow drug treatment providers to offer the foil as part of efforts to get addicts into treatment, and to protect their health. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) made the recommendation. Home Secretary Theresa … The … Read more on BBC News
Derrick Z. Jackson: Marijuana use points to racial disparity
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