Amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines take effect on November 1. The 2018 Guidelines Manual can now be accessed online.
What's New in the 2018 Manual?
Work through real-world scenarios that illustrate the 2018 amendment to the Illegal Reentry guideline (USSG §2L1.2).
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Explore the Commission's new Case Law Concierge, a compilation of circuit court decisions by sentencing topic.
This publication examines the application of mandatory minimum penalties specific to identity theft offenses.
The Commission is currently accepting applications to fill membership vacancies on the Tribal Issues Advisory Group. Apply by sending your letter of interest and résumé to PubAffairs@ussc.gov. (Deadline: 11/19/18)
This new podcast series is designed to aid those involved in federal sentencing in the proper application of the guidelines and relevant case law. The first few episodes cover frequently asked questions on the HelpLine.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan, independent agency located in the judicial branch of government, was created by Congress in 1984 to reduce sentencing disparities and promote transparency and proportionality in sentencing.
The Commission collects, analyzes, and distributes a broad array of information on federal sentencing practices. The Commission also continuously establishes and amends sentencing guidelines for the judicial branch and assists the other branches in developing effective and efficient crime policy. Learn the basics of federal sentencing.
(October 2018) This data report contains preliminary quarterly data on cases in which the offender was sentenced during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2018.
(August 2018) This report provides information on motions for a reduced sentence pursuant to the retroactive application of Amendment 782, which reduced the drug quantity table by two levels.
(July 2018) Over one-quarter of all section 924(c) offenders were convicted of another offense carrying a mandatory minimum. In most cases, the other offense was a drug trafficking crime.
(June 2018) Learn more about various categories of economic crime in the federal system, including securities and investment fraud, bribery, tax fraud, copyright/trademark infringement, etc.
(June 2018) Non-U.S. citizen offenders accounted for 40.7% of all federal offenders sentenced in FY 2017. The number of non-citizens sentenced has decreased over the last five years.
The Commission received comment on proposed priorities for the 2018 - 2019 amendment year (ending May 1, 2019).
The Commission has proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2019 and has requested public comment.
Public comment should be received by the Commission on or before August 10, 2018.
The Commission has finalized priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2019.
U.S. Sentencing Commission adopts 2018-2019 policy priorities.
A public meeting of the Commission was held on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission.
The meeting was streamed live. A video recording is available.
