September 2023
(September 2023) This publication combines data the Commission regularly collects with data from a special coding...
Recidivism
Recidivism
September 2022
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
The Commission seeks comment on proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2023. Public comment should be...
August 2022
(August 2022) This comprehensive study provides information on the prevalence of robbery offenses and how they were...
July 2022
(July 2022) This report examines older federal offenders and the crimes for which they were sentenced in fiscal year...
July 2022
(July 2022) This report provides in-depth information on federal firearms offenders sentenced under the primary firearms...
June 2022
(June 2022) This report is the seventh and final report in a series continuing the Commission’s research of the...
June 2022
(June 2022) This report examines the application and significance of status points, and considers the extent to which...
June 2022
(June 2022) This report is the sixth in a series continuing the Commission’s study of the recidivism of federal...
Report-At-A-Glance
June 2022
This handout presents a brief overview of the Commission's 2022 reports, Recidivism and Federal Bureau of Prisons...
May 2022
(May 2022) This report is the fifth in a series continuing the Commission’s study of the recidivism of federal offenders...
Report-At-A-Glance
May 2022
These infographics present an overview of the Commission's series of reports on child pornography offenses.
Report-At-A-Glance
May 2022
These infographics presents an overview of the Commission's series of reports on recidivism of federal offenders.
February 2022
(February 2022) This report is the fourth in a series continuing the Commission’s research of the recidivism of federal...
January 2022
(January 2022) This report is the third in a series continuing the Commission’s research of the recidivism of federal...
November 2021
(Updated February 2022) This report is the second in a series continuing the Commission’s research of the recidivism of...
October 2021
(October 2021) This report updates and expands upon the Commission's 2012 Report to the Congress: Federal Child...
September 2021
(September 2021) This report is the first in a series continuing the Commission’s research of the recidivism of federal...
June 2021
(June 2021) This report updates and expands upon the Commission's 2012 Report to the Congress: Federal Child Pornography...
Report-At-A-Glance
May 2021
This infographic presents an overview of the Commission's series of reports on mandatory minimum penalties. The...
March 2021
(March 2021) This report provides information on offenders sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
August 2020
(August 2020) With a full year of data now available since the passage of the First Step Act of 2018, the Commission...
Report-At-A-Glance
August 2020
This infographic presents an overview of the Commission's 2020 report, The First Step Act of 2018: One Year of...
Report-At-A-Glance
August 2020
This infographic presents an overview of the Commission's 2020 report, Retroactivity and Recidivism: The Drugs Minus Two...
July 2020
(July 2020) This publication analyzes recidivism rates among drug offenders who were released immediately before and...
April 2020
(April 2020) This study examines the relationship between length of incarceration and recidivism, specifically exploring...
June 2019
(June 2019) This report is the sixth in a series of recidivism reports and provides an analysis of federal firearms...
Reply Comment from March 15, 2019
March 2019
Summary
The Commission received reply comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
February 2019
Summary
The Commission received comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
January 2019
(January 2019) This report is the fifth in a series of reports and provides a recidivism analysis of federal offenders...
Report-At-A-Glance
January 2019
This handout presents an overview of the Commission's 2019 report, Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Sex Offenses in the...
Report-At-A-Glance
September 2018
This handout presents an overview of the Commission's 2018 report, Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Identity Theft...
August 2018
Summary
The Commission received comment on proposed priorities for the 2018 - 2019 amendment year (ending May 1, 2019).
August 2018
The Commission has finalized priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2019. Federal Register Notice
Press Releases
U.S. Sentencing Commission adopts 2018-2019 policy priorities. Press Release Unofficial Text of Final Priorities
Report-At-A-Glance
July 2018
This handout presents an overview of the Commission's 2018 report, Application and Impact of 21 U.S.C. § 851: Enhanced...
June 2018
The Commission has proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2019 and has requested public comment...
May 2018
(May 2018) For the first time, this report provides complete information on the number of convictions and types of...
March 2018
(March 2018) This publication analyzes recidivism among crack cocaine offenders who were released early after...
December 2017
(December 2017) This report examines the impact of the aging process on federal offender recidivism and, once age is...
Press Releases
U.S. Sentencing Commission announces its list of 2017-2018 policy priorities, proposes "holdover" amendments.
Amendment Cycle
March 2017
(March 2017) The focus of this report is the 25,431 U.S. citizen federal offenders released from prison or placed on...
February 2017
(February 2017) This report examines a group of 10,888 federal drug trafficking offenders who were released in calendar...
Press Releases
U.S. Sentencing Commission announces its list of 2016-2017 policy priorities.
Amendment Cycle
August 2016
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
After reviewing public comment, the Commission has identified its policy priorities for the upcoming amendment cycle...
July 2016
(July 2016) This report presents findings of the Commission's multi-year study of statutory and guideline definitions...
Press Releases
Commission issues Report to the Congress: Career Offender Enhancements. Report analyzes career offenders’ prior criminal...
June 2016
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
The Commission is seeking comment on possible priority policy issues for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2017 (81 FR...
Press Releases
- The Commission issues the first report on the results of its multi-year study on the recidivism of federal offenders...
March 2016
(March 2016) This report provides a broad overview of key findings from the United States Sentencing Commission’s study...
Press Releases
Commission proposes changes to existing guideline definitions of a "crime of violence," finalizes other priorities for...
Amendment Cycle
August 2015
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
In June 2015, the Commission published a notice of possible policy priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2016...
June 2015
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
The Commission is seeking comment on possible priority policy issues for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2016 (80 FR...
August 2014
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
Press Releases
- U.S. Sentencing Commission unanimously approved its list of 2014-2015 priorities, including consideration of federal...
Amendment Cycle
June 2014
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
May 2014
This publication provides an updated recidivism analysis of crack cocaine offenders who were released early after...
August 2013
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
Press Releases
– The Commission adopts is policy priorities for the upcoming amendment cycle.
Amendment Cycle
January 2013
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
August 2012
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
August 2010
This document provides certain information considered by the Commission as part of its determination to amend the...
May 2007
This is the United States Sentencing Commission’s fourth report to Congress on the subject of federal cocaine sentencing...
January 2005
The third release in the Research Series on the Recidivism of Federal Offenders describes the empirical foundations of...
May 2004
This second release in the Research Series on the Recidivism of Federal Offenders provides an empirical foundation for...
May 2004
The first release in the Research Series on the Recidivism of Federal Offenders, this report examines in detail the...