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Friday, May 27, 2005

Urge Gov. Rell to sign the bill HB6635

Last week, the CT House passed a bill (93-52) that would equalize the sentancing for crack and cociane possession. The bill has also passed the Senate 21-15 and is heading to Gov Rell's desk to sign.

Currently, the sentences for selling 1/2 gram of crack and 28 ounces of cocaine are the same: minimum of five and maximum of twenty. Crack cociane is cheaper than cocaine and more prevalent in cities which leads to a disproportionate number of blacks and Hispanics in state prisons.

The governer has indicated that she needs to take a long hard look at the bill before signing it into law.

The ACLU of Connecticut is urging people to contact Gov Rell and tell her to sign the bill.

posted by ctblogger @ 8:41 AM