Missing Step in Fair Sentencing

Missing step in fair sentencing
The difference in sentences for offenders convicted of possessing crack cocaine and those with powdered cocaine represented one of the more egregious disparities in the criminal justice system before Congress revised the law two years ago. The changes … Read more on The Virginian-Pilot

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United States, the United States Supreme Court endorsed new federal sentencing rules that finally reduced the disparity in minimum sentences between crack and powder cocaine offenders. In a 5-4 ruling, over the objections of the conservative justices … Read more on The Atlantic