Senate Panel Weighs Equalizing Cocaine Laws

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Wed, 04/29/2009 - 10:39

The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine.

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee held hearings on the issue.

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