In this statement, Rep. George W. Crockett discuss his three main concerns regarding the the criminalization of drugs: 1) the judiciary system, 2) drug policy, and 3) international drug cartels.
Rep. Charles Rangel calls for action after the publication of a report stating 1 in every 100 Americans are in prison. March 12, 2008
2008 press release on Rep. Charles B. Rangel's call for an end to all mandatory minimum sentencing at the House Subcommittee Hearing. February 26, 2008
Press release highlighting Rep. Charles B. Rangel's testimony in front of the Subcommittee on Crime. Rangel testified that the decades-old cocaine sentencing policy is no longer effective. May 12, 2009
Rep. Charles B. Rangel discusses how drugs are affecting the citizens of Harlem in this 1972 article for the New York Post. November 18, 1972
Rep. George W. Crockett Jr. discusses decriminalization of drugs. December 17, 1989
Correspondence by Rep. John Conyers on criminal justice issues during 1979.
Constituent Charles Myler writes to Rep. George Crockett to express his opposition to the legalization of drugs. May 13, 1990
An outline of House Ominibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988 (H.R. 5210) affects if signed into law.
S. 1383 is a bill created to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Sponsored...
Introduction of H.R. 9534, a bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to establish an office of the U.S. Correctional Ombudsman; to the Committee on the Judiciary. July 24, 1973
Frank Cowles, a constituent of Florida, expresses his agreement with Rep. George Crockett on the legalization of drugs. Cowles also shares two news articles from Florida that support the Congressman's stance. December 18, 1989