The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs will hold a hearing entitled "Restoring Fairness to Federal Sentencing: Addressing the Crack-Powder Disparity" on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. FAMM member Cedric Parker will testify about his sister, Eugenia Jennings, and the impact of unjust federal crack cocaine sentences on their family.
FAMM Hails Historic DOJ Announcement on Cocaine Disparity
FAMM's press release on Cedric Parker
Cedric Parker's testimony (PDF)
FAMM's testimony (PDF)
From the Senate Judiciary website:
Testimony - Lanny Breuer (PDF)
Read all testimony from witnesses at today's hearing on the Senate Judiciary committee's website, as well as statements from Congress. Click here to visit the website. Links to the testimony are on the right side of the page.
Click here to visit the Senate Judiciary committee's website, where you can also watch the hearing online on Wednesday.
Official witness list is as follows:
Senator Durbin, Subcommittee Chairman will preside.
Panel I
The Honorable Lanny Breuer
Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Acting Chair
United States Sentencing Commission
Washington, D.C.
Panel II
John F. Timoney
Chief of Police
Miami Police Department
Miami, FL
Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson Law Group
Rogers, AK
Cedric Parker
Alton, IL