Public Law 111-220
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Public Law 111-220 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 111-220 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ criminal justice reform law ⓘ |
| affects |
21 U.S.C. § 841
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21 U.S.C. § 960 ⓘ United States Sentencing Commission guidelines NERFINISHED ⓘ federal mandatory minimum sentencing scheme for crack cocaine ⓘ |
| aim |
modify statutory penalties for crack cocaine offenses
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reduce racial disparities in federal drug sentencing ⓘ reduce sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
crack cocaine trafficking offenses
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federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ powder cocaine trafficking offenses (for ratio comparison) ⓘ |
| changes |
increased quantities of crack cocaine triggering mandatory minimum sentences
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reduced crack-to-powder cocaine sentencing ratio ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 111 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 2010-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2010-08-03 ⓘ |
| eliminates | 5-year mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 111th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| increased10YearMandatoryMinimumThresholdForCrack | from 50 grams to 280 grams ⓘ |
| increased5YearMandatoryMinimumThresholdForCrack | from 5 grams to 28 grams ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| newRatio | 18:1 ⓘ |
| officialName | Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil rights and liberties
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crime and law enforcement ⓘ drug policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousRatio | 100:1 ⓘ |
| prohibits | imposition of mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 111-220 ⓘ |
| region | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
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First Step Act of 2018 NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal sentencing guidelines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | United States Sentencing Commission to promulgate conforming guideline amendments ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 124 Stat. 2372 ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Sentencing Guidelines
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cocaine sentencing ⓘ criminal law ⓘ drug offenses ⓘ federal sentencing ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | sentencing reform ⓘ |
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