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AG Mukasey comes out swinging on crack retroactivity

By Douglas A. Berman

This ABCNews story and this AP piece both report that Attorney General Michael Mukasey is going to ask Congress to intervene with the retroactive implementation of the new crack guidelines.  Here are a few particulars from a big new story on the crack sentencing front:The Justice Department is expected to ask Congress to pass legislation to keep certain crack offenders behind bars until they take part in educational, rehabilitation and prisoner re-entry programs, even though a recent change in sentencing regulations makes them eligible for early release.... In testimony he's expected to give before Congress Thursday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey will claim that the sentencing guideline changes will lead to more than 1,500 violent crack cocaine dealers to be released immediately...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 06, 2008 (boomark / email).