Ten Arrested in Alleged Cocaine, Crack Distribution Ring

Published March 29, 2013

Ten arrested in alleged cocaine, crack distribution ring

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Penalty

ALEXANDRIA — United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley has announced that a year-long undercover investigation resulted in the arrests of 10 persons in the Marksville and Alexandria areas on distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine charges … Read more on Opelousas Daily World

Dallas prosecutor agrees to stay woman's execution

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Penalty

McCarthy beat, robbed, and killed Booth to buy crack cocaine. Hours before her execution last … Watkins said the death penalty must be fairly administered, and done so without question, including any hints of racial bias. Watkins will address … Read more on KENS 5 TV

Dramatic Shift In US Prison Populations

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Crack cocaine has also become less of an issue since the crack epidemic of the '80s and '90s. He speculates that the spike in the number of incarcerated white women has to do with the rise of methamphetamines (meth) and an increase in penalties for the … Read more on Here And Now