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: The Sentencing Project

Read News: Texas newspaper supports elimination of crack cocaine sentencing disparity

By The Sentencing Project

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A Texas newspaper published an editorial supporting the reform of harsh crack cocaine sentencing laws stating, 'our hope is that this growing rebellion among federal judges will spur Congress to act and reduce mandatory penalties for crack cocaine, so that its users aren't treated any differently than those who use powder cocaine.' The Longview News-Journal editorial board argued that there is an 'element of racism, even if it is unintended' in the sentencing which sends someone accused of selling five grams of crack to prison for five years while the same term is given to someone convicted of selling 500 grams of powder cocaine. Posted Date:7/1/2009 6:00:37 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on July 01, 2009 (boomark / email).

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