Legislative Outlook: Kressig Considering Push to Reduce Penalty on Crack …

Legislative Outlook: Kressig Considering Push to Reduce Penalty on Crack …
A Cedar Falls lawmaker said he's considering introducing a bill to reduce the penalty for crack-cocaine in Iowa. The penalty for crack is much harsher than for its sister drug, powder cocaine. For example, a person arrested for 10 grams to 50 grams of … Read more on Patch.com

Racial Gap in Men's Sentencing
An often-cited example is a federal law that created steeper penalties for crack-cocaine offenses, which are committed by blacks more frequently than whites, than for powder-cocaine offenses. Congress reduced the disparity in 2010. In the two years … Read more on Wall Street Journal