Government
Nov. 3, 2006
Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Undermines Justice System
FORUM COLUMN - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - Currently, California is one of 13 states that still make a distinction in sentencing between powder cocaine and cocaine base, commonly referred to as crack, which results in a pattern of unequal treatment of the poor in our society.
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By Jeffrey A. Lowe
Currently, California is one of 13 states that still make a distinction in sentencing between powder cocaine and cocaine base, commonly referred to as crack, which results in a pattern of unequal treatment of the poor in our society.
Specifically, Health and Safety Code Section 11351 provides that the punishment...
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