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July 5, 2022
US Sentencing Commission produces another great updated set of "Quick Facts" publications
Long-time readers have long heard me praise the US Sentencing Commission for producing a steady stream of insightful little data documents in the form of its "Quick Facts" publications (which are designed to "give readers basic facts about a single area of federal crime in an easy-to-read, two-page format"). After finalizing its fiscal year data, the USSC typically provides updated Quick Facts, and here are some of its newest ones:
Sentencing Issues
- Mandatory Minimum Penalties (June 2022)
Drugs
- Drug Trafficking (July 2022)
- Methamphetamine Trafficking (July 2022)
- Powder Cocaine Trafficking (July 2022)
- Crack Cocaine Trafficking (July 2022)
- Heroin Trafficking (July 2022)
- Marijuana Trafficking (July 2022)
- Oxycodone Trafficking (July 2022)
- Fentanyl Trafficking (July 2022)
- Fentanyl Analogue Trafficking (July 2022)
Firearms
- Section 924(c) (June 2022)
- Felon in Possession of a Firearm (June 2022)
Sex Offenses
- Sexual Abuse (June 2022)
- Child Pornography (June 2022)
Offender Groups
- Career Offenders (June 2022)
July 5, 2022 at 10:25 PM | Permalink
Comments
Thanks for posting this. A few takeaways:
1. Federal law enforcement is going hard on meth trafficking and Federal judges are giving fairly stiff sentences. one third of defendants convicted of meth trafficking are sentenced to 10+ years.
2. The crack scare has declined as most offenders are getting sentences of less than 5 years. A federal law that eliminates the power/rock disparity will hasten the reduced sentences trafficking crack. It's overdue.
3. The Feds are spending too much time and money on felons with gun cases.
Posted by: anon | Jul 6, 2022 12:37:59 AM
