Crack Cocaine Sentencing

Crack Cocaine Sentencing Modifications

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Over the past several years some progress has been made in reducing the harsh sentences for crack cocaine offenses. On August 3 the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 took effect, reducing sentences for crack cocaine offenses. Significant provisions include:

- Possession of 28 grams of crack cocaine will now trigger a five-year mandatory minimum
prison sentence

- Possession of 280 grams of crack cocaine will trigger a mandatory minimum ten-year sentence.

- The five-year mandatory minimum for simple possession of crack cocaine has been eliminated.

- Based on the new mandatory minimums, the sentencing ratio has been reduced from
100 to 1 to about 18 to 1

- Penalties for what are deemed serious cases have however increased.

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