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| Title: | U.S. drug chief seeks fair cocaine sentencing |
| Published On: | 1997-10-08 |
| Source: | The Sun |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-28 19:50:54 |
U.S. drug chief seeks fair cocaine sentencing
In a speech at the Mount Washington Conference Center yesterday, Barry R.
McCaffrey, President Clinton's chief drug adviser, repeated his support for
a federal panel's proposal for fair sentencing for people convicted of
possessing crack cocaine.
The AntiDrug Abuse Act of 1988 calls for a mandatory fiveyear sentence
for possession of more than 5 grams of crack cocaine; but a firsttime
conviction for possession of powder cocaine is punishable by no more than a
year in prison. The panel said the difference between the penalties should
be reduced.
McCaffrey spoke at a conference titled "The Crack Decade: Research
Perspectives and Lessons Learned". The twoday meeting, which ended
yesterday, was sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the
National Institute of Justice.
In a speech at the Mount Washington Conference Center yesterday, Barry R.
McCaffrey, President Clinton's chief drug adviser, repeated his support for
a federal panel's proposal for fair sentencing for people convicted of
possessing crack cocaine.
The AntiDrug Abuse Act of 1988 calls for a mandatory fiveyear sentence
for possession of more than 5 grams of crack cocaine; but a firsttime
conviction for possession of powder cocaine is punishable by no more than a
year in prison. The panel said the difference between the penalties should
be reduced.
McCaffrey spoke at a conference titled "The Crack Decade: Research
Perspectives and Lessons Learned". The twoday meeting, which ended
yesterday, was sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the
National Institute of Justice.
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