Oct 09 2015
Long Before Eric Holder, A Judge Called Out Drug Sentencing Disparities As Racist
GUEST: Judge Pamela Alexander, District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Minnesota. Decades ago she attempted to point out that the different sentencing guidelines for powder cocaine and crack cocaine resulted in blacks serving longer sentences than whites.
*This segment was broadcast online only on Sept. 25, 2015.
Women are increasingly criminalized in our system of mass incarceration. In fact, while the vast majority …

GUEST: Judge Pamela Alexander, District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Minnesota. Decades ago she attempted to point out that the different sentencing guidelines for powder cocaine and crack cocaine resulted in blacks serving longer sentences than whites.
*This segment was broadcast online only on Sept. 25, 2015.
Women are increasingly criminalized in our system of mass incarceration. In fact, while the vast majority …