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...Sonja B. Starr © The Ohio State University Using Sentencing to Clean Up Criminal Procedure: Incorporating Remedial Sentence Reduction into Federal Sentencing Law On September 24, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa issued its opinion in United States v. Dicus...

... © The Ohio State University JAMES C. DUFF Director ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20544 MATERIALS FROM BUREAU OF PRISONS CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTIONS FOR CRACK OFFENDERS To: February 21, 2008 MEMORANDUM Judges, United States District Courts United States...

...Peggy B. Burke © The Ohio State University The Future of Sentencing: Parole Discretion and Risk Reduction PEGGY B. BURKE Center for Effective Public Policy and National Parole Resource Center In the early part of the twentieth century, each state in the union moved to create a parole function...

...Margaret Colgate Love © The Ohio State University Sentence Reduction Mechanisms in a Determinate Sentencing System: Report of the Second Look Roundtable Introduction Overview of Issues The Second Look Roundtable I. Reinvigorating the Pardon Power and Improving Its Administration II. Existing...

...Fair and Just Prosecution © The Ohio State University Elected Prosecutors Call for Dramatic Reduction in Incarcerated and Detained Populations in Response to Coronavirus Today over 30 elected prosecutors representing more than 17 million people across the country issued a joint statement...

...Mary Price © The Ohio State University The Other Safety Valve: Sentence Reduction Motions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) MARY PRICE General Counsel, Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation (FAMM). While many people are familiar with the Guidelines safety valve, a lesser-known provision...

...Kim Steven Hunt; Andrew Peterson © The Ohio State University Recidivism Among Offenders Receiving Retroactive Sentence Reductions: The 2007 Crack Cocaine Amendment In 2007, the United States Sentencing Commission amended the Drug Quantity Table in section 2D1.1 of the sentencing guidelines1...

...Sarah French Russell Under the First Step Act of 2018, federal prisoners may now petition courts directly for reduction of their sentences, and judges may grant such requests if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” support reduction. Judges are also in the process of imposing reduced sentences...

... were freed from the restrictive Sentencing Commission policy statement that limited the circumstances under which judges could grant relief. Exercising that newfound discretion, judges began granting sentencing reductions for reasons not enumerated in the outdated policy statement, such as COVID-19...

..., the federal courts, and the District of Columbia. The majority of these systems have also replaced parole release discretion with defined good-time reductions for compliance with prison disciplinary rules and assigned prison programming, and this combination of sentencing and parole reform has been endorsed...

... improvements fail to achieve the status of “groundbreaking.” This is particularly evident when considering its approach to reduction in sentence of elderly offenders. Since 2013, compassionate release has stood as the exclusive process available for worthy elderly offenders to request early release from prison...

... sentencing ranges that are calculated through the drug distribution guideline. Although the proposed almost-across-the-board offense level reduction is laudable, the Commission should go further in its amendment of the drug distribution guideline. First, the proposed amendment reduces most of the offense...

...William G. Otis Abstract Our present system of mandatory minimum sentences has contributed significantly to the large reduction in crime — fifty percent — that we have seen in the last generation. It is justified, not simply by the enormous benefits it has helped bring about, but by the fact...

... possession offenders, as well as information on average extent of reduction below the bottom of the applicable guideline range for child pornography production and possession offenses. The document also highlights the Sentencing Commission's recommendations to Congress regarding statutory changes, including...

... reductions than permitted, and rejecting Commission policies. Over 60% of sentences were below the guidelines’ minimum recommendations. The consequences are beneficial in alleviating strain on the federal prison population, but create inconsistency in sentencing practices. A qualitative component supplements...

... reduction of sentence for “extraordinary and compelling reasons.” So-called “compassionate release” has taken on new significance since Congress amended the authorizing statute in the First Step Act of 2018. Because the Commission had no quorum at the time and for several years after it has been unable...

...David Roper Abstract After decades of Bureau of Prisons’ maladministration of the sentence reduction authority authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3582, Congress passed the First STEP Act of 2018 with the intention of expanding the use and transparency of compassionate release. Although the COVID-19 pandemic...

... in some forms of policing, which in turn are producing the homicide spikes. Crime rates are increasing only for a few specific categories—namely homicides and shootings. These crime categories are particularly responsive to reductions in proactive policing. The data also pinpoint the timing of the spikes...

... in appropriate cases, and how their views have evolved. Judge Nancy Gertner presented a critical analysis of the federal sentencing guidelines and their effect on sentencing outcomes. Panelists also discussed current research findings on recidivism reduction, the modern landscape and implications of electronic...

...U.S. Sentencing Commission © The Ohio State University Reader-Friendly Version of Amendments on Crack Cocaine Guideline Retroactivity This compilation contains the unofficial text of the two amendments to policy statement §1B1.10 [Reduction in Term of Imprisonment as a Result of Amended...