The Senate vote to reduce the disparity between sentencing for crack cocaine possession and powdered cocaine aims to improve the criminal justice system. According to the Associated Press, the bill’s sponsor, Dick Durbin (D-Il.), said that if the bill recently approved… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Senate Vote Reduces Crack Powder Cocaine Disparity

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