Defendants caught with five grams of crack faced a five-year mandatory minimum sentence, and those with 50 grams, a 10-year sentence. Those caught with powder cocaine received substantially lower ...

Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her genealogy hobby would lead to the capture of one of California's most notorious ...

Supreme Court ruling on crack sentences 'a shocking loss,' drug reform advocates say The ruling on the First Step Act is "contrary to what Congress intended and contrary to common sense," said a ...

President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in the final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes.