June 2026
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
The Commission seeks comment on proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2027. Public comment should be...
Historical Development of the Guidelines
Historical Development of the Guidelines
Primer
December 2025
(Updated December 2025) This primer provides an overview of the federal sentencing system. For context, it first briefly...
e-Learning Course
December 2025
Provides an overview of the federal sentencing system in four modules.
August 2022
(August 2022) This publication summarizes the history of the organizational guidelines, several decades of trend...
December 2020
(December 2020) This report updates the 2012 Booker Report’s examination of the influence of the guidelines on the...
January 2020
(January 2020) This report examines variations in sentencing practices—and corresponding variations in sentencing...
January 2019
(January 2019) This report examines variations in sentencing practices—and corresponding variations in sentencing...
Press Releases
- United States Sentencing Commission to Hold Regional Public Hearing at University of Texas at Austin.
Press Releases
- United States Sentencing Commission to Hold Public Hearing at Stanford Law School.
Press Releases
- United States Sentencing Commission to Hold Public Hearing in Atlanta.
Press Releases
- United States Sentencing Commission to Conduct Regional Public Hearings on Federal Sentencing Policy.
September 2004
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
June 2004
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
September 2003
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
July 2003
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
March 2003
Survey of Article III Judges on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Full Reports Final Report in one large PDF document...
September 2002
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
June 2002
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
September 2001
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
January 2001
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...
March 1997
MEMORANDUM FROM: Richard P. Conaboy, Chairman SUBJECT: Public Opinion on Sentencing Federal Crimes DATE: March 14, 1997...
March 1997
In this study, more than 1,700 citizens throughout the U.S. provided their opinions on "just punishment" and crime...
January 1997
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
BAC2210-40 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR UNITED STATES COURTS (NOTE DATE CHANGE FOR...
September 1996
This publication provides selected articles highlighting the thoughts of the initial members of the Commission and staff...
June 1992
This publication provides selected articles on the early years of the federal sentencing guidelines system. (June 1992)