Departures and Variances Primer October 2024 This primer discusses guideline provisions and case law addressing some of the most commonly applied grounds for... Download the PDF Learn More Topic Backgrounder Departures/Variances Family Ties and Responsibilities Training Materials
Public Comment from August 10, 2018 August 2018 Summary The Commission received comment on proposed priorities for the 2018 - 2019 amendment year (ending May 1, 2019). Learn More
Federal Register Notice of Proposed 2018-2019 Priorities June 2018 The Commission has proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2019 and has requested public comment... Learn More
Results of Survey of United States District Judges: Modification and Revocation of Probation and Supervised Release February 2015 (February 2015) In this survey, the Commission sought input from United States district judges as part of its multi-year... Learn More
2003 Report to the Congress: Downward Departures from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines October 2003 The United States Sentencing Commission submits this report in direct response to section 401(m) of the Prosecutorial... Learn More