1693, the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act to the Senate floor for a vote. The bipartisan legislation would eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and provide retroactive relief to those already convicted and sentenced. “The EQUAL Act is ready for Senate consideration,” wrote the Members. In 2010, the Fair Sentencing Act reduced the sentencing disparity from 100 to 1 to 18 to 1, and in 2018 the First Step Act made that reduction retroactive. “In total, the EQUAL Act will reduce excessive prison time by 67,800 years.”The full text of the letter to Majority Leader Schumer and Chairman Durbin can be found here.

Source: CBC News April 06, 2022 00:45 UTC