FSA 2010

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FSA 2010 is a U.S. federal law that reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses and reformed certain mandatory minimum drug penalties.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
criminal justice reform law
aimsTo reduce sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses
reform mandatory minimum drug penalties
appliesInCourtSystem United States federal courts
linked to: U.S. federal courts
appliesTo federal criminal sentencing
countryOfJurisdiction United States
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
focusesOn crack cocaine offenses
drug offense sentencing
powder cocaine offenses
hasLanguage English
hasLegislativeBody United States Congress
hasOfficialName Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
hasShortName FSA 2010
hasSubjectMatter cocaine base offenses
drug quantity thresholds
mandatory minimum sentences
sentencing disparity
jurisdictionLevel federal
legalDomain criminal law
drug control law
legalEffect changed quantity ratios between crack and powder cocaine for sentencing
reduced statutory penalties for certain crack cocaine offenses
modifies federal sentencing guidelines for crack cocaine
mandatory minimum thresholds for crack cocaine
officeHolderSigning President of the United States
partOf United States federal drug policy
relatedTo Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
United States Sentencing Guidelines
seeksTo reduce racial disparities in drug sentencing
signedBy Barack Obama
typeOfReform sentencing reform
yearEnacted 2010

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