US Supreme Court Justice Jackson calls for revisiting sentencing guidelines
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday she would support revisiting sentencing guidelines for ...
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Commission proposes changes to nation’s tough meth sentences
The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously Friday in Washington, D.C., to publish proposed changes in how drug offenses — and meth in particular — are punished. The vote sets in motion ...
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Reduce Prison Sentences, but Not for Violent Offenders
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 ...
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Inaction on bills to cut prison population prompts plea for lawmakers to act
Lawmakers continue stalling on four bills the New Jersey Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission supports to cut the ...
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Sentencing And Penal Policy Commission
A new independent commission has been established to review sentencing and penal policy and identify the most effective ways to address offending behaviour to help reduce crime ...
MAPS Releases Template to Assist in Federal Drug Sentencing Reform Efforts
In January, the U.S. Sentencing Commission announced proposed amendments to federal drug sentencing guidelines, including lowering the highest ...
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New commission to review sentencing and penal policy
A new independent commission has been established to review sentencing and penal policy and identify the most effective ways to address offending behaviour to help reduce crime and lower the number of ...