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August 5, 2023
US Sentencing Commission posts over 450 pages of public comment on proposed priorities
As reported here back in mid-June, the US Sentencing Commission through this Federal Register Notice provided "notice identifying the possible policy priorities that the Commission expects to focus on during the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2024." That notice provided that public comment on these possible policy priorities could be submitted to the Commission on or before August 1, 2023. There was clearly a whole lot of public comment submitted, as the Commission has now posted here a "Sample of Public Comment Received on Proposed Priorities" that appearing in this 470-page pdf. Here i how the Commission explains this big document:
The Commission reviews and catalogs all public comment submissions for future reference and official recordkeeping purposes. A representative sample of public comment is carefully selected, redacted, and posted online to provide the public with the kind of information considered by the Commissioners during their deliberations.
Here is how the Commission organizes the comments thematically on its webpage:
View submissions by proposed priority:
- Bureau of Prisons Practices
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Court Diversion Programs
- Simplification/Structural Reform
- Case Law Relating to Guideline Commentary
- Career Offender Guideline/Categorical Approach
- Youthful Offenders
- Crime Legislation
- Circuit Conflicts
- Miscellaneous Guideline Application Issues
- Research Topics
- Other Suggested Priorities
A couple prior related posts:
- US Sentencing Commission releases fascinating "possible policy priorities that the Commission expects to focus on" in next amendment cycle
- US Sentencing Commission notices hearing to vote on policy priorities and retroactivity of criminal history amendments
August 5, 2023 at 10:12 PM | Permalink