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Joseph William Henry -- #31913-138
25 Years -- Cocaine Conspiracy
In 1992 I was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being found guilty of possession with intent to distribute powder cocaine and for being a felon in possession of a gun.
This is not a "I've been done wrong song." In 1975 I was convicted of an armed bank robbery.
I have some points of concern however. In light of CIA involvement in the drug trade - how is it our government penalizes crack cocaine law violations at a 100 to 1 ratio?
Crack cocaine was intentionally introduced into the Black and other poor communities as a policy decision to raise funds to support an international war. Crack sentences must reflect fairness and they should be adjusted.
I know that I am the master of all my own circumstances and therefore I am the only master who can free me or not. I write not to highlight any aspect of my case - but to stress these considerations for the common good of all and no other.
25 Years -- Cocaine Conspiracy
This is not a "I've been done wrong song." In 1975 I was convicted of an armed bank robbery.
I have some points of concern however. In light of CIA involvement in the drug trade - how is it our government penalizes crack cocaine law violations at a 100 to 1 ratio?
Crack cocaine was intentionally introduced into the Black and other poor communities as a policy decision to raise funds to support an international war. Crack sentences must reflect fairness and they should be adjusted.
I know that I am the master of all my own circumstances and therefore I am the only master who can free me or not. I write not to highlight any aspect of my case - but to stress these considerations for the common good of all and no other.