Arrests for crack should not call for stronger sentences than arrests for powder cocaine.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: November 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

President Clinton signed prison legislation into law that will effectively keep minorities in prison for longer periods than other citizens guilty of drug crimes.

In taking the action, Clinton aligned himself with congressional Republicans, who rejected recommendations by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to lower the prison terms for offenses involving crack cocaine to make them the same as offenses involving powder cocaine. The sentencing commission is an independent agency established to design sentencing guidelines for the federal system.

Clinton said he was rejecting ...

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