Jesselyn McCurdy appears in the following:
Underreported: Unfair Crack and Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines
Thursday, February 28, 2008
According to current federal sentencing guidelines, convictions for the sale of 500 grams of powder cocaine – and only 5 grams of crack cocaine – both result in a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence. Jesselyn McCurdy, legislative counsel for the ACLU, explains why this sentencing disparity is unfair and fails to ...