On Thursday, April 23, thousands of people across the country will phone their members of Congress to call for an end to the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. We hope that you will mark your calendars and join us. Your calls will make an important difference.
The National Call-In Day is part of “Crack the Disparity” National Month of Advocacy, a month-long coordinated push to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. The current law:
- overstates the relative danger of crack cocaine to powder cocaine;
- contributes to the growth of our prison population, increasing the financial burden on taxpayers;
- disproportionately affects African Americans; and
- uses limited federal resources on low-level street dealers rather than on the major drug traffickers.
23 years of a failed policy is long enough. It is time to end the unjust and disproportionate sentencing policy.
To participate, mark your calendars for the 23rd. FAMM will send out contact information for your Representative and two Senators as well as talking points.
Thank you --
Jennifer
Jennifer Seltzer Stitt
Federal Legislative Affairs Director