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February 12, 2024
US Sentencing Commission publishes two public data briefings to inform comments on some proposed guideline amendments
I was intrigued to discover that the US Sentencing Commission's website today announces "Data Briefings on Proposed Amendments" to announce the publishing of "supplemental data to inform public comment on recently proposed amendments relating to youthful individuals and simplification." This webpage, in turn, links to two distinct briefing pages that are introduced this way:
Supplemental Data: 2024 Proposed Amendment Relating to Simplification
The Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. In order to further inform commenters, the charts below depict data relating to application of departure provisions other than §5K1.1 or §5K3.1 (either alone or in conjunction with §5K1.1 or §5K3.1), i.e., "Other Departure."
Public Data Briefing: 2024 Proposed Amendment Relating to Youthful Individuals
The Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. Commission staff prepared a data presentation to inform public comment on a two-part proposed amendment related to youthful individuals. This briefing presents data on the impact of juvenile adjudications on criminal history scoring and sentencing outcomes to help inform public comment.
Disappointingly, the USSC has not yet published any detailed data concerning its proposed amendment to the Guidelines Manual that includes three options to address the use of acquitted conduct for purposes of determining a sentence. I am not sure if the lack of data on this front bodes well or ill for guideline reforms on that front.
February 12, 2024 at 04:56 PM | Permalink