Justice Dept Revises Rules For Drug Cases To Address Racial

Doj Revises Drug Case Rules To Combat Racial Disparities Attorney general merrick garland said in a memo to u.s. attorneys on friday that mandatory minimum sentences based on drug type and quantity have cause significantly different sentences for. Washington — attorney general merrick b. garland told federal prosecutors on friday to pursue the same charges and to seek equivalent sentences for powder as crack cocaine offenses, part of an effort to address glaring racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Racial Justice In National Drug Policy Penn Ldi The department of justice is now moving to right a historic wrong by instructing prosecutors to eliminate racial disparities in cases in drug cases at the behest of u.s. attorney general merrick garland. Attorney general merrick garland has instructed federal prosecutors to end disparities in the way they charge offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. For decades, civil rights activists have demanded an end to the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine that have targeted the black community for mass incarceration in the so called. Washington, d.c. ― today, the bipartisan united states sentencing commission voted unanimously to publish amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines for the amendment cycle ending may 1, 2025. these amendments update a range of guidelines provisions, including those related to supervised release, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses.

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