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 ...

Compassionate release motions effectively have become parole or sentence review hearings, a former federal prosecutor writes.

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 ...

Brown, who served as treasurer for the United Band Boosters while her daughter was a student and a member of the band at United High School, received concurrent sentences for four third-degree ...