About 1,900 inmates are being freed across the US this week following a federal policy change meant to correct discrepancies between sentences for possession of crack and powder cocaine. A woman who had an arrest warrant for possession of crack cocaine is handcuffed in South Los Angeles in this 2008 file photo. A reduction in federal prison sentences for crack cocaine took effect on Tuesday in a move that could let an estimated 12,000 inmates go free early. The changes reduce federal penalties for more addictive crack cocaine to bring them in line with those for powdered cocaine.
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