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Contact Us Welcome to the United States Department of Justice Page 1 of 3 htt 8 clear to me: we must review our federal cocaine sentencing policy. Fifteen years ago, the United States Sentencing Commission first reported on the differences in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine. … Retrieve Content
DATE: May 1, 2009 TO: ALL UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS ALL FIRST …
Sentencing for Crack Cocaine Offenses ACTION REQUIRED: None. CONTACT PERSON thank you for giving the Department of Justice the opportunity to appear before you today to share our views on the important issue of disparities in federal cocaine sentencing policy. … Doc Retrieval
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), in a position statement issued February 1, 1995, rejects any proposal to equate crack with powder cocaine. the Office of National Drug Control Policy, expressed concern about current federal sentencing policy for crack and powder cocaine … Return Document
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SUBJECT: Application ofthe Statutory Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws for Crack Cocaine Offenses Amended by the Fair Sentencing Act of2010 Act was to rectify a discredited policy. 1believe that Congress intended that its policy of restoring fairness in cocaine sentencing be implemented immediately in … Return Doc
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General Washington D.C 20530 of Amendment 750 that are covered by this policy statement are Parts A and C only. Part A amended the Drug Quantity Table in §2D1.1 for crack cocaine and made related revisions to … Doc Retrieval
2011 CRACK GUIDELINE AMENDMENT RETROACTIVITY IS SAFE, FAIR …
Act (FSA) 1 with nearly unanimous bipartisan consent in both houses and the support of the Department of Justice. The FSA increased the amounts of crack cocaine that SENTENCING POLICY xii-xv, 192 (1995); U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION, REPORT TO THE CONGRESS: COCAINE AND FEDERAL SENTENCING POLICY 91 … Document Viewer
Chapter 8 FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Penalty); and (3) maintaining at current levels the quantity-based penalties for powder cocaine offenses. In reaching this conclusion, the Commission carefully considered the view of the Department of Justice that the current federal sentencing policy for crack cocaine offenses is … Fetch Content
WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS WRONG ABOUT COCAINE SENTENCING
WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS WRONG ABOUT COCAINE SENTENCING The U.S. Sentencing Commission is again considering changes to the rules sentence is triggered by 100 times less crack cocaine as powder cocaine (e.g., 5 grams of crack, 500 grams of powder). DOJ says that the sentences imposed … Return Document
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT OF 2010 …
Q-1: Has Congress passed crack cocaine reform legislation? more years, when the five-year statute of limitations on pre-FSA crack offenses expires. After the FSA was enacted, the Department of Justice pre-August 3, 2010 mandatory minimums may benefit from the new DOJ policy if … Fetch Content
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Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General The Deputy Attorney General Policies and Procedures Concerning Sentencing for Crack Cocaine Offenses change in Department policy does not authorize reductions in previously imposed crack cocaine … Fetch Content
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Revealed agreement, giving rise to a policy under which the CIA had no duty to report drug crimes to the Department of Justice. of the CIA, the Contras and crack cocaine. Hitz testified that beginning in 1982, the CIA entered into an undisclosed agreement with the Department of Justice, allowing CIA … Get Doc
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Potential to save money because lengthy crack cocaine sentences will be reduced. Jurisdiction: Executive Branch: Department of Justice various House bills addressing the crack cocaine issue. On the same day, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Open Society Policy Center, the Drug … Visit Document
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Thank you for giving the Department of Justice the opportunity to appear before you today to share our views on the important issue of disparities in federal cocaine sentencing policy. possession of crack cocaine, the only federal mandatory minimum penalty for … Fetch Full Source
UNFAIRNESS IN FEDERAL COCAINE SENTENCING: IS IT TIME TO CRACK …
Department of Justice the opportunity to appear before you today to share our views on the important issue of disparities in Federal cocaine sentencing policy. mission or of the Department of Justice. 1. There is a difference between the affect of crack versus powder cocaine on … Retrieve Here
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The Department of Justice strongly opposes the proposed retroactive application of the pending amendments pertaining to crack cocaine and the computation of criminal history.1 look forward to continuing our work together to improve federal sentencing policy and … Visit Document
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Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparities. In July 22, 2009, the House Director, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice testified regarding the support of to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who … Fetch Content