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Shelton, Hilary O. - Director
AS WE FOCUS ON ONE OF THE CRUCIAL SO FOR WHAT ITS ISSUES OF THEIR GENERATION, THE ISSUE OF THE DISPARITY OF CRACK AND POWDER COCAINE SENTENCING LAWS...
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Byrnes, Chris - Attorney
I AM APPEARING IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY TO PRESENT MY RECENT PIPER, PROPOSALS TO LIMIT IT SENTENCING BETWEEN CRACK AND POWDER COCAINE OFFENSES. I WROTE...
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Rich, Lisa - Legislative Affiars Director
SO TIRELESSLY ON THIS ISSUE. A FEW NOTES. I AM HERE TO GIVE YOU TIDBITS ABOUT WHERE TO LOOK FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE TESTIMONY FROM THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING...
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Nolan, Pat - President
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR THE DEVASTATING IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS, BUT THE IMPACT IT IS HAVING ON OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL....
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Butler, Paul - Professor
PROSECUTOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. DURING THAT TIME I SERVED AS A SPECIAL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY PROSECUTING GUN AND DRUG CASES. OUR...
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Garrison, Lawrence - Inmate
MY NAME IS LAWRENCE GARRISON. ON JUNE 18TH, 1998, MY TWIN BROTHER, LAMONT GARRISON, AND I WERE CONVICTED WRONGFULLY OF CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE 5 KILOGRAMS...
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Shelton, Hilary O. - Director
ARE 23 YEARS SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAWS THAT CREATED THE DISPARITY. THE FIRST QUESTION I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PANEL IS WHAT HAS CHANGED? ...
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Rich, Lisa - Legislative Affiars Director
NOW LOOKING AT STATISTICS. SINCE 1995 THE COMMISSION HAS SENT OUT FOUR REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE. PHARMACOLOGICALLY THERE IS NO DIFFERENT FROM CRACK COCAINE...
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Nolan, Pat - President
THE MORE WE REALIZE THIS EXPERIMENT IN MASS INCARCERATION FOR CRACK AND POWDER HASN'T WORKED AND WE SEE THE IMPACT OF IT BUT ALSO THINK A FACTOR HAS...
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Shelton, Hilary O. - Director
NEXT QUESTION IS THE MISTAKES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST 23 YEARS, WHAT EFFECT HAS THAT HAT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT RESPONSIBILITIES,...
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Butler, Paul - Professor
TREMENDOUS EROSION IN RESPECT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AMONG MANY AMERICAN CITIZENS. THE HIP-HOP SLANG FOR GETTING ARRESTED IS CALLED CATCHING THE A CAKE,...
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Shelton, Hilary O. - Director
WORK OUR WAY UP. >> RETIRED POLICE DETECTIVE FROM FORT WORTH, DO YOU LISTEN TO EXPERTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON THIS ISSUE, AMONG OTHERS, 23 YEARS AGO THE...
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SENTENCING COMMISSION IS DOING, IT IS THE 20 FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CURRENT -- REFORM ACT, WE'RE HEARING REGINALD COMMISSIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO...
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Rich, Lisa - Legislative Affiars Director
JUDGES, U.S. ATTORNEYS, DEFENDERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SENTENCING. I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE...
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Nolan, Pat - President
THE 95 OVERTURNING OF THE SENTENCING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION. I WAS INCARCERATED AT THE TIME, AND DURING MY TWO PLUS YEARS IN PRISON I GOT QUITE A...
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Shelton, Hilary O. - Director
TODAY FOR THEIR FANTASTIC PRESENTATION IN HELPING TO OPEN OUR MINDS SO WE CAN TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT IS YOUR. ON BEHALF OF THEIR BOSSES, TAKING...
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