Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentences: Judiciary Backs Reducing Disparity

By Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Feb 27, 2008 - 11:30:50 AM

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Judiciary Backs Reducing Disparity
of Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentences

A federal judge told a House subcommittee that the policy-making Judicial Conference of the United States "strongly supports legislation to reduce the unsupportable sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine." Text. (pdf)

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