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Bill Clinton says he regrets crack sentencing disparity, Hillary disagrees

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"And Mrs. Clinton opposed a moderate proposal by the United States Sentencing Commission that would have retroactively reduced the draconian penalties for possession of crack cocaine ? a proposal supported by Mr. Obama, and by liberal as well as conservative judges." From a March 1, 2008 Op-Ed Contributor, New York Times A Card-Carrying Civil Libertarian By JEFFREY ROSEN Bill Clinton admits 'regret' on crack cocaine sentencing By DeWayne Wickham PHILADELPHIA ? It was an expression of regret that didn't seem to register with the knot of journalists who came to cover the event ? an apology that deserves more than fleeting attention. In a keynote address last week at a University of Pennsylvania symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Kerner Commission report on the causes of racial disturbances in the 1960s, Bill Clinton did what many politicians find hard to do: admit he made a big mistake...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 08, 2008 (boomark / email).