Crack Babies United: Why all 80s Babies Should Care About the EQUAL Act

Crack babies! And if you aren’t a crack baby, no worries, you can be an honorary, because this piece is for you too. We really need to talk about the EQUAL Act that the U.S. Senate has the opportunity to pass. The bill would change sentencing for crack and powered cocaine related crimes, eliminating the historically disproportionate and discriminatory sentencing discrepancies between the two. Last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland instructed federal prosecutors to end sentencing disparities between offenders convicted of crimes…