Booker Statement On Justice Department Policy Change On Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2022:
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U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead sponsor of the EQUAL Act that would eliminate the federal crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity, issued the following statement.
"It is fundamentally unjust that, for decades, baseless and unscientific sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocai . . .
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U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead sponsor of the EQUAL Act that would eliminate the federal crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity, issued the following statement.
"It is fundamentally unjust that, for decades, baseless and unscientific sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocai . . .