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<blockquote data-quote="MAKAVELI" data-source="post: 3612462" data-attributes="member: 43825"><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic" target="_blank">Crack epidemic - Wikipedia</a></p><p>In 1986, the U.S. Congress passed laws that created a 100 to 1 sentencing disparity for the possession <em>or</em>trafficking of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine" target="_blank">crack</a> when compared to penalties for <em>trafficking</em> of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine" target="_blank">powder cocaine</a>,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-wa-post-dispar-2010-12" target="_blank">[12]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-celling-america-246-247-13" target="_blank">[13]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-gates-of-injustice-14" target="_blank">[14]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-15" target="_blank">[15]</a> which had been widely criticized as discriminatory against minorities, mostly blacks, who were more likely to use crack than powder cocaine.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-WashPost-16" target="_blank">[16]</a> This 100:1 ratio had been required under federal law since 1986.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-17" target="_blank">[17]</a>Persons convicted in federal court of possession of 5 grams of crack cocaine received a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_mandatory_sentence" target="_blank">minimum mandatory sentence</a> of 5 years in federal prison. On the other hand, possession of 500 grams of powder cocaine carries the same sentence.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-celling-america-246-247-13" target="_blank">[13]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-gates-of-injustice-14" target="_blank">[14]</a> In 2010, the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Sentencing_Act" target="_blank">Fair Sentencing Act</a> cut the sentencing disparity to 18:1.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-WashPost-16" target="_blank">[16]</a></p><p></p><p>In the year 2000, the number of incarcerated African Americans has become 26 times the amount it had been in 1983.</p><p></p><p>In 2012, 88% of imprisonments from crack cocaine were African American. Further, the data shows the discrepancy between lengths of sentences of crack cocaine and heroin. The majority of crack imprisonments are placed in the 10-20 year range, while the imprisonments related to heroin use or possession range from 5-10 years. There is a questionable difference to analyze and question why there are discrepancies between the two drugs happen, and what role race plays in these</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MAKAVELI, post: 3612462, member: 43825"] [URL="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic"]Crack epidemic - Wikipedia[/URL] In 1986, the U.S. Congress passed laws that created a 100 to 1 sentencing disparity for the possession [I]or[/I]trafficking of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine']crack[/URL] when compared to penalties for [I]trafficking[/I] of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine']powder cocaine[/URL],[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-wa-post-dispar-2010-12'][12][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-celling-america-246-247-13'][13][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-gates-of-injustice-14'][14][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-15'][15][/URL] which had been widely criticized as discriminatory against minorities, mostly blacks, who were more likely to use crack than powder cocaine.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-WashPost-16'][16][/URL] This 100:1 ratio had been required under federal law since 1986.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-17'][17][/URL]Persons convicted in federal court of possession of 5 grams of crack cocaine received a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_mandatory_sentence']minimum mandatory sentence[/URL] of 5 years in federal prison. On the other hand, possession of 500 grams of powder cocaine carries the same sentence.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-celling-america-246-247-13'][13][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-gates-of-injustice-14'][14][/URL] In 2010, the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Sentencing_Act']Fair Sentencing Act[/URL] cut the sentencing disparity to 18:1.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#cite_note-WashPost-16'][16][/URL] In the year 2000, the number of incarcerated African Americans has become 26 times the amount it had been in 1983. In 2012, 88% of imprisonments from crack cocaine were African American. Further, the data shows the discrepancy between lengths of sentences of crack cocaine and heroin. The majority of crack imprisonments are placed in the 10-20 year range, while the imprisonments related to heroin use or possession range from 5-10 years. There is a questionable difference to analyze and question why there are discrepancies between the two drugs happen, and what role race plays in these [/QUOTE]
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