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Hill Urged to Reduce Gap Between Sentences for Crack and Powder Cocaine
From:
The Washington Post
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April 30, 1997| Author:
Mary Pat Flaherty; Joan Biskupic
| Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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After months of internal debate, the U.S. Sentencing
Commission recommended yesterday that the wide gap between penalties
for crack and powder cocaine crimes be reduced, saying the current
stiffer crack punishments "cannot be justified."
Under current law, a seller of five grams of crack cocaine
receives the same mandatory five-year prison term as a seller of 500
grams of powder cocaine.
That disparity between penalties has been one of the most
contentious issues in the ...
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