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Read News: Crack Offenders Set for Release Mostly Nonviolent, Study Says

By The Sentencing Project

Incarcerated individuals eligible for crack cocaine sentence reductions are mostly nonviolent offenders, according to an analysis conducted by the United States Sentencing Commission. The analysis has been circulated on Capitol Hill to counter Bush administration assertions that the guidelines would prompt the release of thousands of dangerous criminals, the Washington Post reported. In response to the Attorney General's false warnings, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) scolded Attorney General Michael Mukasey at a recent hearing by saying:  "Nobody's taking the key, unlocking the jails and saying, 'Everybody out.' That does not happen." Posted Date:2/22/2008 7:35:57 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on February 22, 2008 (boomark / email).