Crack Cocaine Sentences

New Crack Cocaine Laws May Apply To Old Cases

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 07.31.2011

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WASHINGTON — A year ago, a drug dealer caught with 50 grams of crack cocaine faced a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Today, new rules cut ...

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Lamar Smith Derides Reduction Of Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparity As Damaging To Minorities (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress passed a historic ruling Wednesday, voting on a Senate-approved measure to pare down a massively prejudiced 100-to-1 sentencing disparity in ...

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Panel May Cut Sentences For Crack Over Charges Of Racial Bias

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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An independent panel is considering reducing the sentences of inmates incarcerated in federal prisons for crack cocaine offenses, which would make tho...

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