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Over 75 Groups And Law Professors Push Congress To Eliminate 100-To-1 Crack Sentencing Disparity

By ACLU

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WASHINGTON ? The American Civil Liberties Union in partnership with over 75 organizations and law professors urged Congress today to completely eliminate the discriminatory sentencing disparity between offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. The written statement by the crack disparity coalition was submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee?s Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, for today?s hearing entitled ?Restoring Fairness to Federal Sentencing: Addressing the Crack-Powder Disparity.? The coalition statement echoed the testimony from the Department of Justice in calling for congressional action to eliminate the crack disparity this year.

Full post as published by ACLU Newsroom on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).

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