Government
Aug. 5, 2010
Obama Reforms Crack Sentencing
After years of effort, sentencing reformers had cause for celebration Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that drastically drops the ratio between crack and powder cocaine sentencing.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - After years of effort, sentencing reformers had cause for celebration Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that drastically drops the ratio between crack and powder cocaine sentencing.
The legislation reduces the ratio from 100:1 down to 18:1 for the amount of powder cocaine compared with the amount of crack that triggers a mandatory minimum senten...
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