The sign-on letter states, "The twentieth anniversary of statutory crack
penalties is the perfect time to revisit and finally correct the gross
unfairness that has been the legacy of the 100:1 ratio.

Contact: Wendy Sefsaf
Direct: 202-721-5642

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Prominent Civil Rights Criminal Justice and Legal Policy Watchdogs to Host House Policy Briefing and Release Open Letter to Congress Calling for Crack Cocain

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It concludes, "Despite the enormous cost to taxpayers and society, the
crack -powder ratio has resulted in no appreciable impact on the cocaine trade.opensocietypolicycenter.org

* The House Policy Briefing will be held on Thursday, February 16 at
9:00 a.

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in room 2237 of the Rayburn House Office Building and will include
remarks by Congress Members, Marc Mauer, Executive Director of The Sentencing
Project, Jesselyn McCurdy, Legislative Council to the ACLU Washington Office,
and Eric Sterling, Former Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee from 1979-
1989.

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WASHINGTON, A sign on letter will be released
Thursday to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees requesting a review of
twenty-year-old crack cocaine legislation during a House Policy Briefing.

Please RSVP to justice_roundtable@yahoo.

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To view the full sign-on letter visit http://www.

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We call for hearings without delay, and the enactment of legislation
consistent with the Sentencing Commission's 1995 recommendation that equalizes
the quantity triggers and places the focus of federal cocaine drug enforcement
on major traffickers, where it should be.m. The Justice Roundtable
works to educate the public and advocate around issues which span the criminal
justice continuum from law enforcement to sentencing to prison reform and
reentry.

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" It takes 100 times as
much powder cocaine to elicit the same penalty as one gram of crack cocaine.
Quoted is the US Sentencing Commission's report which states, "Revising
this one sentencing rule would do more to reduce the sentencing gap between
blacks and whites than any other single policy change, and would dramatically
improve the fairness of the federal sentencing system.com or call 202-721-5672

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human rights, legal and faith-based organizations.