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A Crack

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

Yesterday Congress decided black people shouldn't go to prison for a significantly longer period of time that white people for using different forms of cocaine.No, that's not a snarky way to describe what happened, it's what happened:From the Washington Times:Congress on Wednesday changed a quarter-century-old law that has subjected tens of thousands of blacks to long prison terms for crack-cocaine convictions while giving far more lenient treatment to abusers, mainly whites, caught with the powder form of the drug.Gee, what a thought. Let's all celebrate.The most significant part of what happened yesterday, is this:The bill also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum for first-time possession of crack, the first time since the Nixon administration that Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on July 29, 2010 (boomark / email).