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July 5, 2011
A federal ruling to make new sentencing guidelines retroactive has been met with both caution and praise. Here's what's next.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 25, 2011
How will law-enforcement agencies handle this bizarre drug trend?
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by Les Payne onAugust 10, 2010
But black crack cocaine sellers and dealers will still be punished more harshly than whites trafficking in powder cocaine.
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by Robert Perkinson onMay 12, 2010
The U.S. Senate recently reduced the sentencing disparities for possession of powder cocaine and crack, from 100-1 to 18-1. That's hardly progress.
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June 4, 2009
Attorney general Eric Holder sits down with Cynthia Gordy of Essence to talk Gitmo, the justice system and what he's doing to make a difference...
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