Crack sentences eligible to be cut
Scores in Mass. will have right to appeal; Federal panel acted to reduce disparities
Scores of federal prisoners convicted of crack cocaine offenses in Massachusetts could have their sentences shortened and be freed over the next five years as a result of the government's effort to reduce the stark disparity between punishments for crimes involving crack cocaine and those involving cocaine powder. (Full article: 1072 words)
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