These Men Sentenced to Die in Jail for Non-Violent Drug Crimes Got a Lucky …
These Men Sentenced to Die in Jail for Non-Violent Drug Crimes Got a Lucky …
Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity
He reduced their sentences in line with the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which eliminated the 100-to-1 disparity between sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine. "If they had been sentenced under the current law, many of them would have already … Read more on Politix
Wickham: Finally, a step toward legal fairness
Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity
For nearly two decades, members of The Trotter Group, a group of black columnists, have pressed Oval Office occupants to end the unfair, mandatory difference in the sentencing of people convicted of possessing crack and powder cocaine. Obama has done … Read more on Alexandria Town Talk
Editorial: Time for minimum sentencing reforms
Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity
Revisions to the law reduced the racially unjust disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences. For example, a five-year mandatory minimum sentence now applies for simple possession of 28 grams of crack cocaine rather than the 5 grams required … Read more on Gaston Gazette