Update

Congressional Legislation Updates

  1. 353: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015

 

Congress Funds Key Criminal Justice Programs

S.502 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015

  1. 920 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015

 

H.R. 1252: To apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine bases offenders retroactively for certain offenders, and for other purposes

H.R. 1255: To amend the Controlled Substances Act aid the Controlled Substances Import and Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1253: To amend Title 18, United States Code, with respect to the good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment.

H.R. 1475: Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009

H.R. 1593: Second Chance Act of 2007

 

 

Supreme Court Updates

 

Selected Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues, January 2014

 

Federal Courts Case Decisions on Sentencing

 

Federal Sentencing Policy and Practices:

 

Quick Facts on Federal Offenders in Prison (January 2015)

The State of Sentencing 2014: Developments in Policy and Practice

U.S. Sentencing Commission, Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines

Life Sentences in the Federal System

Sentencing Projects Amicus Brief

Memorandum to all Federal Prosecutors from Eric h. Holder, Jr., Attorney general on §851 Enhancements in Plea Negotiations

An Introduction to Federal Sentencing, Fourteenth Edition, September 2012

USSG §1B1.10: Public Safety and Post-Sentencing Conduct

 

Crimes of Violence List, September 2013

 

FAQL 2914 Amendments to USSG §1B1.10: Retroactivity of “Drugs Minus 2” (Amendment 7820 and Sentence Reductions in Case Involving Mandatory Minimums and Substantial Assistance

Sentencing Chart: Pleading Guilty and/or Providing Information

 

Federal Criminal Defenses Outline

 

Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice:

 

Black Lives matter: Eliminating racial Inequity in the Criminal Justice

Executive Summary: http://se