Stop Discriminatory Sentencing

Tell the Senate to support S. 1711

Misguided politicians and their "war on drugs" have created a national disaster: 1 in 9 Black men between the ages of 20 and 34 are now behind bars. It's a man-made disaster - fueled by unfair sentencing rules.

These rules treat 5 grams of crack cocaine—the kind common in poor Black communities—the same as 500 grams of powder cocaine, the kind prevalent in White and wealthier communities.

Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee to challenge unequal justice by ending unfair sentencing laws.

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Dear Senator [senator's name],
I'm writing to request that you support S. 1711, the Drug Sentencing Reform & Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act. It is critical that you not only reduce, but eliminate, the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
Crack laws are a major factor fueling the disproportionate imprisonment of black people. Although Black people represent only 13 percent of drug users, 38 percent of people arrested for drug offenses, and 59 percent of those convicted, are black. Before the mandatory minimums for crack cocaine were passed in 1986, federal drug sentences were on average 11 percent higher for black people than for whites; four years later, the average drug sentence for black people was 49 percent higher.
This landmark legislation eliminates the 100 to 1 disparity and challenges unequal justice in our federal drug policy.
I urge you to support S. 1711.
Sincerely,
[Your name]