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On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
the minority use of crack cocaine is much lower than the incarceration rate of minorities for violations of the crack cocaine statutes.
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Benjamin Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights disparities in crack cocaine prosecution and incarceration rates.

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