BREAKING: The US House just passed the EQUAL Act with strong bipartisan support, which will eliminate the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine.
Now, the Senate must quickly follow suit and finally end this racially unjust policy.
Now, the Senate must quickly follow suit and finally end this racially unjust policy.
For 35 years, this disparity has resulted in higher sentences for Black people, disproportionately tearing apart our families and communities.
6.3% of people sentenced under these laws are white — 77.1% are Black.
6.3% of people sentenced under these laws are white — 77.1% are Black.
The law will also apply to past cases so that thousands of people who are still serving sentences under the unjust disparity will have the opportunity to petition courts for a reduced sentence.
Congress must continue to work to end the war on drugs, including ending mandatory minimum sentences that disproportionately impact communities of color while failing to make us safer.
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