2007 Crack Cocaine Amendment

Data on Retroactive Application of the 2007 Crack Cocaine Amendment

A set of tables presenting data on cases in which a motion for a reduced sentence was considered under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). These cases involve retroactive application of the crack cocaine amendment to the federal sentencing guidelines (Amendment 706, as amended by Amendment 711) which became effective on November 1, 2007, and which was made retroactive effective March 3, 2008. The data in this report represents those motions decided by the courts through June 29, 2011, and for which data was received, coded, and edited by the Commission as of July 8, 2011.

Crack Cocaine Retroactivity Data Report - June 2011

Past Retroactivity Data Reports on 2007 Crack Cocaine Amendment


2007 Crack Retroactivity Summit Materials

Selected Retroactivity Caselaw - Prepared by the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, for the Crack Retroactivity Summits held in Charlotte, NC, on January 17-18, 2008, and St. Louis, MO, on January 24-25, 2008.

Crack Cocaine & Retroactivity Presentation - Slide Presentation from the Crack Retroactivity Summits held in Charlotte, NC, on January 17-18, 2008, and St. Louis, MO, on January 24-25, 2008.