Crack Cocaine/Sentencing - Collection Finding Aid

Crack Cocaine/Sentencing - Collection Finding Aid

This collection consists of records related to disparities between sentences related to crack as compared to sentences related to powder cocaine, the disproportionate impact of crack on Black Americans, and recommendations on penalties for crimes involving crack. This collection consists of clippings, correspondence, drafts, legislation, notes, press releases, statements, talking points, and transcripts related to sentencing and crack that date from 1995 to 1998. Correspondence concerns the views and objectives of Members of Congress, the Department of Justice, other government officials, organizations representing black communities, religious leaders, and the Clinton Administration.

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