Sentencing Reform Starts to Pay Off

Sentencing Reform Starts to Pay Off
In 2010, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the vast disparity in the way the federal courts punish crack versus powder cocaine offenses. Instead of treating 100 grams of cocaine the same as 1 gram of crack for sentencing purposes … Read more on New York Times

'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' reboot: Harmeless fun or offensive?
In 1984 when Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous debuted, Wall Street had money to burn while those on Main Street were barely scraping by, especially minorities in urban areas decimated by the arrival of crack cocaine. This was after all the era … And … Read more on The Grio

LOWE: Biggest barrier to good health is poverty, MD says
The 25-year study followed 224 full-term or near full-term babies, all from low-income families. Half were exposed to cocaine in utero, half weren't. Researchers found scant difference between the crack babies and the control group. For example, the … Read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca