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NEWS ABOUT: crack cocaine

crack cocaine stories: 26 news summaries

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Slugger Hopes for Shortened Prison Term

Retroactive cuts in
crack sentences may aid Willie Mays Aikens

Dec 26, 07 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that the US Sentencing Commission has agreed to retroactively reduce prison terms for crack cocaine offenses, one of baseball's record-holders stands to benefit. Willie Mays Aikens, the only player to hit multiple homers in multiple games in the same World Series (playing for Kansas City in 1980), may have... More »

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War on Drugs • MLB • Kansas City Royals • cocaine • crack cocaine • baseball • Willie Mays Aikens

Inmates Can Seek Early Release in
Crack Cases

Panel applies new guidelines retroactively

Dec 11, 07 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly 20,000 inmates now in jail on crack cocaine offenses can seek to have their sentences reduced, a federal sentencing panel ruled today. The panel decided to apply retroactively more lenient sentencing guidelines for crack convictions that went into effect last month. The move will have the "most... More »

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crack cocaine • sentencing guidelines • US Supreme Court

Recent Cases Showcase New Judicial Leeway

Black, Vick decisions illustrate turn from sentencing guidelines

Dec 11, 07 4:19 PM CST
(Newser) - More federal judges are giving themselves wiggle room when it comes to once-strict sentencing guidelines, as evidenced by three recent high-profile court cases. The three—involving Conrad Black, Michael Vick, and a crack cocaine case that made it to the Supreme Court—illustrate how a spate of high-court rulings have... More »

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Michael Vick • cocaine • Conrad Black • judge • crack cocaine • sentencing guidelines • US Supreme Court

Supremes: Judges Can Shorten Crack Sentences

Court sides with
judicial discretion

Dec 10, 07 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled today that federal judges can use discretion to order shorter prison sentences in crack cocaine crimes, to lessen a disparity with sentencing for powdered cocaine. It was a win for civil rights advocates, who have long argued that sentencing guidelines call for longer terms in crimes... More »

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cocaine • civil rights • crack cocaine • federal sentencing • sentencing guidelines • US Supreme Court

Sentence Cuts In Store for 19,500 Crack Convicts

Federal commission mulls rule change

Nov 12, 07 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The federal panel that sets sentencing guidelines for judges may decide as soon as tomorrow to cut at least 2 years off the sentences of 19,500 inmates convicted of using crack, the LA Times reports. New rules introduced this month equalize crack and powdered cocaine sentences, and tomorrow will... More »

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federal courts • cocaine • crack cocaine • federal sentencing • mandatory minimums • sentencing guidelines

New Standards Reduce Crack Cocaine Terms

Federal effort tries to bring parity to drug sentencing guidelines

Nov 2, 07 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crack cocaine offenders will receive shorter prison sentences under new federal guidelines, which replaced rules that treated a gram of crack like 100 grams of powder cocaine. The rules introduced yesterday reduce the average sentence to 8 years, 10 months, the Times reports, and may reflect an effort to restore... More »

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Congress • Department of Justice • cocaine • crack cocaine • federal sentencing • sentencing guidelines • drug sentence

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