Fair Sentencing Act Reduces But Doesnt Eliminate Huge Sentencing Disparity For Crack, Powder Cocaine

29 July 2010, 4:06 am

*Washington On Wednesday The House passed a bill that would make much needed changes to current cocaine sentencing laws and which will now go to President Obamas desk for signature. The bill, the Fair Sentencing Act (S. 1789), was unanimously passed by the Senate in March. As originally introduced in the Senate, the bill [...]... Read More »

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