Recently, the U.S. Sentencing Commission passed an amendment to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines that has the potential for reducing the prison terms for thousands of inmates. The U.S. Sentencing ...

The 100:1 disparity meant street-level sellers got harsher sentences than wholesale dealers, according to the U.S. Sentencing ...

Rather, it is a result of a decision made by unelected officials appointed to the United States Sentencing Commission. In early 2014, the Sentencing Commission adopted an amendment to reduce the ...

Professor Alison Siegler, Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School, had an opportunity to help shape the future of federal drug sentencing ...

Federal probation officers use the sentencing guidelines from the U.S. Sentencing Commission to calculate sentencing ranges, which most judges accept. Prosecutors typically recommend a sentence ...