On the recordApril 28, 2009
Revising the crack cocaine thresholds would better reduce the [sentencing] gap than any other single policy change, and it would dramatically improve the fairness of the Federal sentencing system.
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Durbin emphasizes the need to revise crack cocaine sentencing to improve fairness.
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