Violent Crime Fading Specter for the GOP

Published November 30, 2012

Violent crime fading specter for the GOP
Filed under: crack cocaine disparity
He signed a bill reducing the disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine possession under federal law, a modest reform that enjoyed Republican support. His administration suggested waivers of the work requirement for some welfare recipients, … Read more on Albany Times Union

Obama's Second Term: The Chance to Unleash the Audacity
Filed under: crack cocaine disparity
In the past, he has spoken out against mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes and the disparity between sentences for crack and cocaine. These policies have helped increase the number of federal prisoners to over 200,000, and the number of … Read more on Huffington Post (blog)

Review: 'Central Park Five' sets record straight
Filed under: crack cocaine disparity
It efficiently depicts, but doesn't get caught up in, the hysteria of the place and time: a racially and socioeconomically divided New York City in April 1989, when it was rotting with crack cocaine, AIDS and violent crime but also gleaming with the … Read more on CBS News