mandatory minimum sentence

What Is Crack Made Of?

...  enforcement running drug stings to catch purchasers of crack cocaine often use macadamia nuts to simulate the drug.[4] When chopped, these nuts resemble crack cocaine in color. There has been some controversy over the disproportionate mandatory sentences for crack… Continue reading

Violent Crime Fading Specter for the GOP

Violent crime fading specter for the GOP Filed under: crack cocaine disparity He signed a bill reducing the disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine possession under federal law, a modest reform that enjoyed Republican support. His administration suggested… Continue reading

Is America Really Ready for a “Crackie Jackie” to Be President?

Question by HitMan Harry: Is America really ready for a “Crackie Jackie” to be President? By Hussein’s own admission, in one of his books, Borackobama admits to “smoking cocaine”! It is one thing to admit you toked on a hooter,… Continue reading

Cocaine Treatment 2007

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Highlights – 2007Percent) and cocaine (7 percent) [Table 2b]. Type of Service • Sixty-two percent of TEDS admissions in 2007 entered ambulatory treatment, 20 per- … Access This Document Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity FAQ – Phone:… Continue reading

Minimum Sentence Possession Crack Cocaine

...  Criminal Justice SectionIt would remove statutory references to crack cocaine and repeal the current five-year mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of the drug. … Doc Retrieval United States Court Of AppealsViolation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession… Continue reading

Crack Cocaine Mandatory

...  REFORMThe disparity in penalty triggers between crack and powder cocaine is one of the most notorious illustrations of racism in the criminal justice system. Federal law requires a mandatory minimum five year sentence – without parole – for a… Continue reading