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Crack Vs Cocaine Laws: Hip Hop and the Crack Generation
Possession of crack was punished way more harshly than cocaine. The infamous 100 to 1 crack powder disparity became law and a mere five grams of crack resulted in an automatic five-year prison sentence. However, it took a whopping 500 grams of powder …
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Crack Vs Cocaine Laws: Kinston native writes White House about 'outrageous' electric bills
"It was a 100-to-1 ratio," Jones said of the law that enforced a five-year minimum prison sentence for both trafficking 500 grams of powdered and possessing 5 grams of crack cocaine. Jones said the rule "largely affected minority neighborhoods" with …
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Crack Vs Cocaine Laws: State's new realignment plan will let prisoners out earlier
Some point to factors such as the end of the crack cocaine epidemic and advent of strategic policing for the safer streets. Proponents say California could be even safer as offenders respond to a carrot-and-stick approach — treatment programs and …
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