Though largely symbolic, crack-powder cocaine law change seen as social victory
On Aug. 3, President Barack Obama cheered advocates for racial equality when he signed the Fair Sentencing Act, a law that reduced a long-standing, hotly debated sentencing gap that treats powder and crack cocaine differently.
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Though largely symbolic, crack-powder cocaine law change seen as social victory
On Aug. 3, President Barack Obama cheered advocates for racial equality when he signed the Fair Sentencing Act, a law that reduced a long-standing, hotly debated sentencing gap that treats powder and crack cocaine differently.
Read more on Contra Costa Times