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Atty. Gen. Holder Proposes Retroactive Breaks in Crack Cocaine Convictions

allan13 years ago11 years ago05 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. on Wednesday revisited a controversial subject Congress remedied last year by changing the disproportionate sentences between powdered cocaine and crack cocaine. Lawmakers stopped short of making the law retroactive. Enter Holder. Holder appeared before the U.S. Sentencing Commission and urged that the law be…

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Advocates Ask For More Flexibility in Fed Sentencing Guidelines

allan15 years ago11 years ago02 mins

The system needs flexibility when it comes to sentencing. In some instances, the guidelines just don’t make sense. All we can ask for is that the sentence befits the crime. By Kari Lydersen Washington Post Staff Writer CHICAGO — Advocates for added flexibility in criminal sentencing took their appeal to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which…