Federal sentencing guidelines were adjusted in 2007 and 2008 to reduce the impact of a highly criticized source of racial disparities in prison sentences for offenders convicted of offenses related to:

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The federal sentencing guidelines were adjusted in 2007 and 2008 specifically to address the disparities in prison sentences for crack versus powder cocaine offenses, which had been criticized for disproportionately affecting African American communities.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines Were Adjusted in 2007 and 2008 to Reduce