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Bookmark or Share- Homepage | United States Sentencing CommissionThe U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan, independent agency located in the judicial branch of government, was created by Congress in 1984 to reduce sentencing disparities and promote transparency and proportionality in sentencing. The Commission collects, analyzes, and distributes a broad array of information on federal sentencing practices.
- Federal Sentencing: The Basics - United States Sentencing Commissionof the sentencing guidelines. At the sentencing hearing, the court must resolve any objections to the PSR and also engage in the “Booker three-step process” in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3553. Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargains. For the overwhelming majority of federal defendants, the sentencing process actually begins before the formal ...
- Public Hearing - March 6-7, 2024 - United States Sentencing CommissionPursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7, 2024 beginning at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on both days.
- Public Hearing - March 7-8, 2023 - United States Sentencing CommissionA public hearing was held on Tuesday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 8, 2023 to receive testimony on proposed amendments related to Firearms, Fake Pills and the First Step Act-Drug Offenses, Circuit Conflicts, Career Offender, and Criminal History. A video recording and transcript of the event are available.
- Federal Sentencing: The Basics - United States Sentencing Commissionthe evolution of federal sentencing during the past four decades, including the landmark passage of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (SRA), 1. in which Congress established a new federal sentencing system based primarily on sentencing guidelines, as well as key Supreme Court decisions concerning the guidelines. It then
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