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Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates
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Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates
April 25, 2008 - New York Times

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 3,000 inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges have had their prison sentences reduced since the federal government eased penalties for drug crimes that mostly involved blacks, said a federal Sentencing Commission study released on Thursday.

In December, the commission voted to ease the way courts meted out penalties for drug crimes to address disparities in the treatment of crack-related crimes compared with those involving powdered cocaine. Four out of five crack cocaine defendants are black, and most powder cocaine convictions involve whites.

Since March 3, when new federal sentencing guidelines went into effect, 3,647 crack cocaine offenders had applied for early release. The study said that federal judges nationwide had agreed to reduce prison sentences for 3,075 inmates.

About 1,600 federal inmates were eligible for immediate release, but the study said it was not clear how many offenders had been actually been freed.

Black inmates accounted for 84 percent of those given less prison time, bolstering the commission’s view that the former guidelines had created a racial disparity because of the way cocaine offenders were sentenced.

The new sentencing guidelines, which took effect last month, allowed some 20,000 inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges to seek retroactive reductions in their prison time. Seeking to minimize the early releases, the Justice Department had unsuccessfully asked Congress to reduce sentences only for first-time, nonviolent offenders.

Prosecutors are concerned that the new guidelines will result in the release of thousands of violent criminals.

The report issued on Thursday showed that 30 percent of crack offenders whose sentences were reduced were minor or first-time criminals, and 9 percent of those whose sentences were shortened were violent or repeat offenders.

The commission’s report looked at applications in 79 federal court districts between March 3 and April 14. It offered no conclusions or commentary about its findings.

The findings will be updated every four to five weeks, a commission official said.

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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: veggie]
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To me, this makes no sense; just like prohibition.:confused:


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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: shroomgatherer]
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this is a good thing........... if thats what your wondering.

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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: biggysmall]
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biggysmall said:
this is a good thing........... if thats what your wondering.


Ok. If you say so :grin:


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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: shroomgatherer]
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When the hell are they going to do the same for marijuana offenders!

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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: shroomgatherer]
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shroomgatherer said:
To me, this makes no sense; just like prohibition.:confused:


There are huge disparities in crack-cocaine sentencing compared to regular cocaine sentencing because of myths being propagated that make one seem worse/more addictive than the other, though studies show otherwise.

So don't know what doesn't make sense to you.


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-Erik Davis

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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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the harsh penalties for crack were racist in design.. remember white people dont smoke crack, blacks do. white people dont sell crack, blacks do. of course, we all know this is bullshit, but this is the way the reagen administration saw it in the 80s

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Re: Sentences Reduced for 3,000 Cocaine Inmates [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneMoreRobot3021 said:
shroomgatherer said:
To me, this makes no sense; just like prohibition.:confused:


...because of myths being propagated that make one seem worse/more addictive than the other, though studies show otherwise.


Yup, that doesn't make sense...one being more worse/addictive than the other...then throw the race card in there...and yup...makes no sense.


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