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Eric Holder Speaks Frankly On Gitmo, Crack Sentencing, Race

Essence | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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The walls inside the U.S. Justice Department headquarters are painted with themed murals depicting law and lawlessness (a couple being robbed at gunpo...

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Former Baseball Star Willie Aikens Testifies Before Congress on Crack Cocaine Disparity

Anthony Papa | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

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Anthony Papa

Sentencing disparities between powder and crack cocaine cases have produced the greatest racial disparity in the American criminal justice system.

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Ending the War on Drugs: The Moment is Now

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

When it comes to addressing America's disastrous war on drugs, the Obama administration is saying the right things. But when it comes to putting its rhetoric into action, the administration has faltered.

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Message to George Will: Racism Ignored is Justice Denied

Anthony Papa | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Anthony Papa

The knee-jerk conclusion by some is that more black and brown people are in prison because the commit the majority of the crimes. But a closer inspection paints a vastly different picture.

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Judges Deny Legal Help To Some Crack Cocaine Convicts

McClatchy Newspapers | Marisa Taylor | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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As federal courts begin the unprecedented task of deciding whether thousands of prisoners should receive lower sentences for crimes involving crack co...

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Panel May Cut Sentences For Crack Over Charges Of Racial Bias

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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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