Bringing Fairness to Sentencing Guidelines

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 28, 2007

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THERE'S LIMITED cause for celebration over the revised sentencing guidelines for federal crack cocaine convictions.

Federal reforms under consideration could potentially reduce sentences for thousands convicted of crack sales and possession. If applied retroactively, 19,500 prisoners would get their sentences cut. The proposals lower the longest sentences by about a year.

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Bringing Fairness to Sentencing Guidelines

I'm not a fan of crack, coke or any other drug. And I would rather see more counseling and support for released prisoners. But sentencing disparities are unfair and create a web of related problems in t...

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