SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission 2006 Datafile, USSCFY06
http://www.sentencingproject.org/Admin%5CDocuments%5Cpublications%5Cdp_cracksentencing.pdf
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July 29, 2008 at 6:04 pm
What the source report of this graph actually shows is not “use” but sentencing. And what the report explains is that african americans receive much harsher punishment than do whites concerning basically the same drug (cocaine).
July 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm
rightwingnuts,
The sentencing is set by mandatory federal guidelines, there is no discretion allowed that I am aware of.
July 29, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Thomas Ravenel: 1%
July 30, 2008 at 3:03 pm
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July 30, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Crack cocaine users receive harsher punishment under Fed mandatory minimum for that particular substance not a particular race or ethnicity.
August 4, 2008 at 3:34 pm
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