Congress Has One Last Chance to Abolish the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

Merrick Garland’s recent memo was an important first step, but only Congress can fully end the sentencing disparities.

Reformers applauded Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday for instructing federal prosecutors to treat crack cocaine and powder cocaine as the same drug when seeking “mandatory minimum” prison sentences. However, the Justice Department’s new policy carves out several exceptions for prosecutors seeking lengthy sentences. To finally put an end to this historic injustice, advocates say...

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