lowers prison sentences for crack cocaine offenses should be applied to
inmates already in prison. That means nearly 12,000 prisoners could be
released early, a vast majority of which are black. The U.S. Sentencing
Commission is hearing testimony now. Host Michel Martin discusses these new
developments with two people who have testified before the commission ?
Michael Nachmanoff is a public defender in Virginia and Christopher Chiles is
the Chairman of the board for the National District Attorneys Association.
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