The Commission requested public comment on a set of proposed priorities for the amendment year ending May 1, 2027. The comment period closed on July 27, 2026.
The Commission reviews and catalogues public comment for official record-keeping purposes. A representative sample of public comment is then carefully selected, redacted, and posted online to provide the public with the kind of information considered by the Commissioners during their deliberations.
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No. 1 – Evaluation of the Guidelines & Federal Sentencing Practices
- Circuit Judge Edith Jones
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Sentence Impact Advisory Group
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group
- Victims' Rights Advisory Group
- Humane World for Animals & Humane World Action Fund
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium & Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
- APOPO
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance
- Biologists without Borders
- Born Free USA
- Brookfield Zoo Chicago
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Earth League International
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
- FAMM
- Foster Parrots, Ltd.
- Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries
- Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime
- Heal the Bay
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (First Letter)
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (Second Letter)
- International Primate Protection League
- International Wildlife Trust
- Lehigh Valley Zoo
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Lions Tigers & Bears
- Lockwood Animal Rescue Center
- Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services
- Milwaukee County Zoo
- Mind on Trial
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- New England Aquarium
- North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance
- One Earth Conservation
- Paralegal Project (First Letter)
- Paralegal Project (Second Letter)
- Prison Fellowship
- Right On Crime
- SEE Turtles
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
- Santa Barbara Zoo
- The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- The Wildlife Society
- Turtle Survival Alliance
- Tzedek Association
- Up Doppler Consulting, LLC
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Wildlife Justice Commission
- Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Inc.
- World Travel & Tourism Council
- World Wildlife Fund
- Melissa Brock & Colleen Berryessa, Professors/Researchers
- Meredith Gore et al., Professors/Researchers
- Mitchell Berger, Public Health Professional
- Douglas Berman, Professor/Researcher
- Kaleb Byars, Professor/Researcher
- Caleb Gaines, Religious Leader
- Rhonda Grunther, Professor/Researcher
- David Hayes, Professor/Researcher
- Trayden Kamprath, Compliance/Ethics Professional
- Amy Kearse, Professor/Researcher
- Kirsten Madison, Law Enforcement (Former)
- Mary Claire Mulligan, Attorney at Law
- JaneAnne Murray, Professor/Researcher
- Michelle Suleiman, Probation Officer
- Tina Tolliver, Compliance/Ethics Professional
- G. D'Anne Weise, Professor/Researcher
- Jonathan Wroblewski, Professor/Researcher (Retroactivity)
- Angela York, Sociologist
- Teresa Naylor et al.
- Sebastian Ahmed
- Ryan Anderson
- James Arbaugh
- Sabrina Atta
- Jeff Clouse
- Robert Gass
- Prajna Kakumani
- Linda Kelly
- Randy Koontz
- Jeremiah Lindsey
- Aaron Lockman
- Miguel Lozada-Alvarez
- Babar Malik
- Narcedalia McClung
- Gabriel Mirabel
- Sherida Nabi
- Jessie Nettles
- Ranelle Perry
- Matthew Roberts
- David Runyon
- Charles Scott
- Karla Sortland
- Keaira Tillman
- Lori Underwood
- Omoruyi Uwadiae
- Billy Wooten
- Ernest Young
No. 2 – Review of the USSC Rules of Practice & Procedure
- Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Sentence Impact Advisory Group
- Victims' Rights Advisory Group
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
- Fix the Court
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Security Criminal Defense Center of the Muslim Legal Fund of America
- Jennifer Borg et al., Professors/Researchers
- Bernard Bell, Professor/Researcher
- David Cuillier, Professor/Researcher
- Glen Staszewski, Professor/Researcher
- Jonathan Wroblewski, Professor/Researcher (Rules of Practice)
- Cody Hogan
- Thomas Susman
No. 3 – Legislation & Case Law
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
- Federal Public and Community Defenders
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Sentence Impact Advisory Group
- Sentence Impact Advisory Group (Case Law)
- FAMM
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Security Criminal Defense Center of the Muslim Legal Fund of America
- Right On Crime
- The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- Jonathan Wroblewski & Douglas Berman, Professors/Researchers
- Douglas Berman, Professor/Researcher
- Caleb Gaines, Religious Leader
- Rhonda Grunther, Professor/Researcher
- Teresa Naylor et al.
- Sabrina Atta
- Cody Hogan
- Peter Lackland
- Matthew Roberts
- Charles Scott
- Lorenzo Suttles
- Joni Theobald
- Omoruyi Uwadiae
No. 4 – Circuit Conflicts
No. 5 – Miscellaneous
- District Judge David Counts
- Practitioners Advisory Group
- Probation Officers Advisory Group
- Sentence Impact Advisory Group
- Victims' Rights Advisory Group
- Earth League International
- National Security Criminal Defense Center of the Muslim Legal Fund of America
- Right On Crime
- Up Doppler Consulting, LLC
- Joshua Coleman, Probation Officer
- Angela French, Probation Officer
- Ed Newcomer, Professor/Researcher
- Monique Sosnowski, Professor/Researcher
- Cody Hogan
- Babar Malik
- Sean Peters
- Evan Steinberg
- Joni Theobald
- Keaira Tillman
