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takes 500 grams of powder cocaine to receive the same sentence that is meted
out for possession of only five grams of crack cocaine. Yet five grams of
crack is a user’s dose, while 500 grams of cocaine is a dealer’s supply. Why
a 100-to-1 disparity? In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and
correspondent Don Dahler explore how the panic inspired by crack cocaine in
the 1980s has left a legacy of crowded jails with overwhelmingly
African-American populations. Twenty years after crack was declared a menace
to society, should lawmakers and courts reassess the penalties for this
drug? (22 minutes)
Copyright date: ©2002
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