Key lawmaker Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Robert Scott (D-Va.) have signaled their intention to hold hearings on mandatory sentences for nonviolent offenses. Conyers said that the current sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine offenses -- crack offenders face much harsher penalties -- is the "most outrageous example of the unfairness of mandatory minimums."
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Good news from the new Congress
The new Congress appears interested in revisiting the 100 to 1 disparity (see this post for an explanation) in powder vs. crack cocaine sentencing guidelines:
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