Obama Commutes 8 "Unfair" Crack Cocaine Sentences as the ACLU Calls for …

Obama Commutes 8 "Unfair" Crack Cocaine Sentences as the ACLU Calls For …
Most of the six men and two women had been sentenced to life in prison for charges related to crack cocaine. All of them have already spent more than 15 years behind bars under what Obama called an "unfair system," where there was a 100-to-1 sentencing … Read more on Democracy Now

Obama commutes sentences of 8 crack cocaine users: Awards 13 pardons
Obama commutes the sentences of eight crack cocaine offenders from prison as part of an effort to address the inequities that imprison blacks more than whites. Crack cocaine users got much stiffer sentences in the past than those who were caught with … Read more on Examiner.com