Johnson added that “today’s announcement is another step toward restoring faith in the criminal justice system for Black Americans.” It does not make our communities safer and has simply been used as a tool to lock our community up in jail in the failed War on Drugs.”
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“There is no scientific justification for prosecuting and sentencing crack and powder offenses differently. That’s it,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “The sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine has just one single purpose: to put Black Americans in jail. Garland’s memo tells prosecutors to take into consideration factors such as whether a defendant is accused of violence, whether they are a member of an organized gang or cartel and whether they had a significant managerial role in a drug trafficking operation.Ĭivil rights organizations have pushed to end crack-related sentencing disparities for decades, and attorneys general across previous administrations have promised to ease the significant disparities without much success.
For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The new policy, which becomes effective in 30 days, changes the requirements needed to trigger mandatory minimums for crack-related convictions. AG Merrick Garland said he personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant of Trumps home. Attorney General Merrick Garland claimed that fairness dictates he appoint a special counsel to take over two probes into Donald Trump because Trump is running for president.
'10 years is enough': Advocates and bipartisan lawmakers push for sentencing reform for drug-related offenders He was the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2013 to 2020. Garland is the 86th and current United States Attorney General during the Joe Biden administration since 2021. House Subcommittee hearing on "Undoing the Damage of the War on Drugs: A Renewed Call for Sentencing Reform." House Judiciary Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American federal judge and politician.
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