Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 16, 2008
Despite Reform Efforts, Crack Sentencing Remains Biased
By focusing on low-level crack cocaine cases, federal prosecutors divert resources from pursuing the kingpin operators who are responsible for importing and trafficking drugs, writes Kara Gotsch. - Forum Column
By Kara Gotsch
This article appears on Page 6
Willie Mays Aikens was not a drug kingpin, but he received a kingpin-sized sentence for selling crack cocaine. A former Kansas City Royal and 1980 World Series record holder, Aikens received a 21-year sentence for selling 63 grams of crack. At the end of his baseball career he had become addicted to powder cocaine but had no previous record for drug dist...
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