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November 1986

Federal Sentencing Commission data after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act shows that 80% of federal crack cocaine defendants are Black, while roughly 75% of powder cocaine defendants are white or Latino. The same drug, treated differently by race of user, now carries a 100:1 weight ratio for mandatory minimums. Critics call it the most racially discriminatory federal sentencing law since the 19th century.

Events

November 1986
Crack Sentencing Data Shows Extreme Racial Disparity
Federal Sentencing Commission data after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act shows that 80% of federal crack cocaine defendants are Black, while roughly 75% of powder cocaine defendants are white or Latino. The same drug, treated differently by race of user, now carries a 100:1 weight ratio for mandatory minimums. Critics call it the most racially discriminatory federal sentencing law since the 19th century.
November 1986
Federal Data Shows 80% of Crack Defendants Are Black
Federal Sentencing Commission data after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act shows 80% of federal crack cocaine defendants are Black, while roughly 75% of powder cocaine defendants are white or Latino. Critics call the 100:1 weight ratio the most racially discriminatory federal sentencing law since the 19th century.