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Shows featuring Deborah Small

  • Decades of Disparity: New Study Underscores Severity of Racial Bias in Drug-Related Law Enforcement

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    A new study underscores the severity of racial bias in drug-related law enforcement. According to Human Rights Watch, African Americans were arrested as much as five-and-a-half times as whites on drug charges every year for the past three decades. The trend dates back to 1980, the earliest date with complete data. [includes rush transcript]
    March 03, 2009 | Story

  • Commission Makes Thousands of Prisoners Jailed on Crack Offenses Eligible for Reduced Sentences

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    A day after a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to give federal prisoners jailed on crack cocaine offenses a chance to reduce their sentences. We speak with attorney Deborah Small and Kemba Smith, who was sentenced to more than twenty-four years in prison on drug conspiracy charges. She received clemency in 2000. [includes rush transcript]
    December 12, 2007 | Story