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President Obama has granted a pardon to one woman who was sentenced to over two decades in prison for a crack cocaine conviction. In August, he signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the disparities in sentencing for crack and powder cocaine offenses (Color Lines News For Action).

In 2010, Congress passed historic legislation to reduce the sentencing disparity for crack cocaine offenses. A new paper from The Sentencing Project evaluates this success and highlights the need for a reduction in incarceration and racial disparity while providing a more humane system of justice.