It is estimated that 81% of convicted crack offenders were Black in 2019 despite research indicating that black and white people use crack and powdered cocaine at similar rates. In Fiscal Year 2020, 76.8% of people sentenced for crack cocaine offenses were Black. It is clear that the crack cocaine sentencing disparity is rooted in racism and bias, rather than evidence, and has largely contributed to mass incarceration particularly in communities of color.

On September 28th, the House of Representatives passed the EQUAL Act by a significant margin! We need your support to get the EQUAL Act passed in the Senate.

In less than one minute, you can email Congress in support of the EQUAL Act to finalize and advance legislation to repeal the racist and unjust sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine!

Take action now: contact your Senators and urge them to support this legislation (S.79) and provide retroactive adjustment of prior offenders terms to be in line with newly changed guidelines, just as the First Step Act did with the Fair Sentencing Act!