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| 3,000 cocaine sentences reduced |
| By The Associated Press |
| Published: 04/25/2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some 3,000 inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges have had their prison sentences reduced since the federal government eased penalties for drug crimes that mostly involved blacks, said a federal Sentencing Commission study released on Thursday. In December, the commission voted to ease the way courts meted out penalties for drug crimes to address disparities in the treatment of crack-related crimes compared with those involving powdered cocaine. Four out of five crack cocaine defendants are black, and most powder cocaine convictions involve whites. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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