Anti-crime bill bites down hard: some lawmakers fear blacks will be punished more severely.
Black Enterprise › Vol. 25 Nbr. 2, September 1994
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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is concerned over provisions in Pres Clinton's crime bill pertaining to life sentences and the death penalty. The CBC added the Racial Justice Act to the House version of proposed legislation to prevent racial discrimination in sentencing.
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Anti-crime bill bites down hard: some lawmakers fear blacks will be punished more severely.
Congress has voted to take a bite out of crime. But will the sharp teeth in the $28 billion omnibus anti-crime bill--whose details were stil...
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