July 2025
Sample of Public Comment Received on Proposed Priorities
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No. 1 – Sentencing Options (Chapter Five)
- District Judge James David Cain, Jr.
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- Senior District Judge Joe L. Heaton
- Senior District Judge William H. Orrick, III
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- Equal Human Rights Org
- FAMM
- FWD.us
- National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- National Security Criminal Defense Center for the Muslim Legal Fund of America
- Prison Fellowship
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- The Sentencing Project
- Tzedek Association
- JaneAnne Murray et al., Professors/Researchers
- Kevin Wolff et al., Professors/ Researchers
- Anthony Blackman, Religious Leader
- David Carver, Religious Leader
- Melissa Hamilton, Professor/Researcher
- James Oleson, Professor/Researcher
- Dave Sanders, Religious Leader
- Rondell Allman
- June Breen
- Daishianna Brown
- Nicole Cancel
- Trystan Clark
- David Doty
- Jocelyn Faddis
- Adriana Funk
- Cheryl Fyten
- Gabriela Gomez
- Margaret Hunter
- Ganesha Jefferson
- Sarah Johnson
- Ari Lee
- Glenn Martin
- Dom O’Bannon
- Laura Shepherd
- O Uwadiae
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No. 2 – Drug Offenses (§2D1.1)
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- Senior District Judge Martha Vázquez
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- Dream.org
- Equal Human Rights Org
- FAMM
- FWD.us
- Loved Ones Coalition (Drug Offenses)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Right On Crime
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- The Sentencing Project
- The Sentencing Project
- Sheila Sullivan, Religious Leader (Drug Offenses, etc)
- Rondell Allman
- Rayanna Breedlove
- Daishianna Brown
- Marguerite Cottone
- Jocelyn Faddis
- Adriana Funk
- Gabriela Gomez
- Sarah Johnson
- Ari Lee
- Glenn Martin
- Laura Shepherd
No. 3 – Theft, Property Destruction, and Fraud (§2B1.1)
- Circuit Judge Jane B. Stranch
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- Center for Justice and Human Dignity & The Aleph Institute
- FWD.us
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Right On Crime
- The Sentencing Project
- Tzedek Association
- Hollisha Hale, Professor/Researcher
No. 4 – Career Offender
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- Senior District Judge Martha Vázquez
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- FAMM
- FWD.us
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- The Sentencing Project
- David Carver, Religious Leader
- Dave Sanders, Religious Leader
- Sheila Sullivan, Religious Leader (Drug Offenses, etc)
- Jazzmin Bratcher
- Daishianna Brown
- Steven Garcia
- Sarah Johnson
- Ari Lee
- Laura Shepherd
No. 5 – Adjustments for Good Behavior (§3E1.1, §5K1.1 & Others)
- Circuit Judge Jane B. Stranch
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- Senior District Judge Joe L. Heaton
- Senior District Judge Richard Brooke Jackson
- Senior District Judge William H. Orrick, III
- Senior District Judge Martha Vázquez
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- Center for Justice and Human Dignity & The Aleph Institute
- Equal Human Rights Org
- FWD.us
- Leadership Council for the Advancement of Pretrial Services
- National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- Tzedek Association
- David Carver, Religious Leader
- Hollisha Hale, Professor/Researcher
- Michael O'Hear, Professor/Researcher
- Lucius Outlaw, Professor/Researcher
- Dave Sanders, Religious Leader
- Dennis Terez, Attorney at Law
- Jefri Wood, Attorney at Law (Retired)
- June Breen
- Trystan Clark
- Jocelyn Faddis
- Adriana Funk
- Gabriela Gomez
- Gloria Grundman
- Margaret Hunter
- Glenn Martin
- O Uwadiae
No. 6 – Simplification (Grouping Rules, Criminal History, §5G1.3 & Others)
- Senior Circuit Judge Jon O. Newman
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- Senior District Judge Charles Bruno Kornmann
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- Center for Justice and Human Dignity & The Aleph Institute
- FWD.us
- Tzedek Association
- Judith Miller et al., Professors/Researchers
- David Carver, Religious Leader
- Catherine Hollinrake, Probation Officer
- Dave Sanders, Religious Leader
- Nicole Cancel
- Jocelyn Faddis
- Adriana Funk
No. 7 – Federal Bureau of Prisons Issues
- U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin (D), Illinois
- District Judge James David Cain, Jr.
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- Senior District Judge David Bramlette
- Senior District Judge Thomas M. Durkin
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Victims Advisory Group
- Center for Justice and Human Dignity & The Aleph Institute
- Dream.org
- Equal Human Rights Org
- FAMM
- Federal Confinement Accountability Project
- Loved Ones Coalition (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
- National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- Prison Fellowship
- Right On Crime
- The Sentencing Project
- JaneAnne Murray et al., Professors/Researchers
- David Carver, Religious Leader
- Sheila Sullivan, Religious Leader (Drug Offenses, etc)
- Sheila Sullivan, Religious Leader (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
- June Breen
- Trystan Clark
- Cheryl Fyten
- William Gallion
- Gabriela Gomez
- Viren Gowda
- Ganesha Jefferson
- Sarah Johnson
- Ari Lee
- Glenn Martin
- Laura Shepherd
- O Uwadiae
No. 8 – Legislation
No. 9 – Circuit Conflicts
No. 10 – Miscellaneous
- Circuit Judge Stephen A. Higginson
- Circuit Judge Jane B. Stranch
- District Judge Stephen R. Bough (Miscellaneous)
- District Judge James David Cain, Jr.
- District Judge David Counts
- District Judge Iain D. Johnston
- District Judge Judith Levy
- District Judge Reed O'Connor
- District Judge William M. Ray, II
- District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston
- Senior District Judge William Haskell Alsup
- Senior District Judge Joe L. Heaton
- Senior District Judge William H. Orrick, III
- Senior District Judge Martha Vázquez
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- FAMM
- National Security Criminal Defense Center for the Muslim Legal Fund of America
- Right On Crime
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- The Sentencing Project
- Tzedek Association
- Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU School of Law
- JaneAnne Murray et al., Professors/Researchers
- Kevin Wolff et al., Professors/ Researchers
- Elaine Mittleman, Attorney at Law (Retired)
- Trystan Clark
- Teresa Evans
- Glenn Martin
- Romeo Savoy
- Laura Shepherd
- Guy Smiley
- O Uwadiae