Browsing: legislators continue to back a harsh opioid policy that has – and will continue to – produce similar racial disparities as did the original sentencing scheme for crack cocaine.

     With all of that as the backdrop, Congress on Tuesday, September 28, prepares to vote on the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of Law (EQUAL) Act, which would eliminate the disparity in authorized sentencing offenses involving crack versus powder cocaine.