BILL CALLS FOR TOUGHER COCAINE PENALTIES.(News) From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: October 25, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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COLUMBUS -- Legislation that would bring penalties for offenses involving powder cocaine in line with those involving crack cocaine could backfire and lead to greater prison populations, a defense attorneys group said.

A bill that passed the state Senate with unanimous support Tuesday imposes stiffer penalties for possession and trafficking of powder cocaine, bringing sentencing guidelines to the same level as those involving crack cocaine.

The original penalties imposed on offenders with crack cocaine were racially discriminatory, said state ...

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