Attorney general calls for review of gap in sentencing laws for crack and powder cocaine

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder sought support Wednesday for erasing the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity that hits black defendants the hardest.

Obama administration asks Congress to change sentences for crack, powdered cocaine

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine.