Under new rules, thousands of inmates serving time on crack charges are being released early.
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At least four federal inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges were freed Monday, a result of federal efforts to close the gap between sentences doled out for crack and for its purer, powder counterpart.
Some crack cocaine convicts can begin applying for early release. What will the impact be? CNN's Kelli Arena reports.
CNN's Kelli Arena profiles a mother fighting to reduce wide disparities in federal prison terms for cocaine offenders.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges have the discretion to give "reasonably" shorter prison terms for crack-cocaine crimes to reduce the disparity with crimes involving cocaine powder.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering retroactive changes that could mean shortened sentences for nearly 20,000 federal prisoners convicted of crack cocaine related offenses.
Crack sentences
updated: Wed Nov 14 2007 12:49:00
The debate over why some prisoners serving time for crack cocaine charges should get out early. CNN's Kelli Arena reports.
The use and trafficking of crack have long been treated more harshly than the same offenses for powder cocaine. New federal sentencing guidelines aim to rectify that
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