Sentencing Reform
It's time to end extreme punishment by abolishing life without parole and capping sentences at 20 years. Fight with us against systemic racial and ethnic ...
Sentencing Reform | American Civil Liberties Union
We must reduce both the number of people entering jails and prisons and the extreme laws and policies that drive extraordinary long prison terms.
Sentencing Reform - Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Sentencing Reform Excessively harsh laws and sentencing guidelines destroy families and communities.Just as people change, our understanding of justice does ...
Federal Sentencing Reform - American Bar Association
The ABA supports comprehensive federal sentencing reform to address over-incarceration, including expansion of alternatives to prison, greater use of drug ...
Prison Reform: Reducing Recidivism by Strengthening the Federal ...
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is undertaking sweeping reforms designed to reduce recidivism and strengthen public safety.
April 17, 2024 - United States Sentencing Commission
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Sentencing Reform. It's time to take a second look at extreme sentences. Voting Rights. The criminal justice system shouldn't have a say in our democracy.
Criminal Justice Reform | Equal Justice Initiative
Criminal Justice Reform · Criminal Justice Reform · The United States incarcerates its citizens more than any other country. Mass incarceration ...
What Is the First Step Act — And What's Happening With It?
Its sentencing reform components shorten federal prison sentences and give people additional chances to avoid mandatory minimum penalties by ...
A New Paradigm for Sentencing in the United States - Vera Institute
Other sentencing reforms should include removing prior conviction sentencing enhancements, abolishing mandatory minimums, and creating second-look resentencing ...
Sentencing Reforms · Changes to Mandatory Minimums for Certain Drug Offenders The FSA makes changes to the penalties for some federal offenses. · Retroactivity of ...
Data on Sentencing Reform Shows the First Step Act Worked
The First Step Act expanded options for compassionate release, including for the elderly and the seriously ill. It granted judges — the people ...
August 24, 2023 - United States Sentencing Commission
In light of the 40th anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA), the Commission anticipates undertaking a number of projects examining the ...
Prison and penal reform: the need for change
Around the world, prison systems face immense challenges which pose huge financial costs and threaten the health, safety and dignity of our societies.
S.1917 - Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017
Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (10/04/2017) · to reduce mandatory minimum prison terms for certain nonviolent repeat drug offenses; · to establish a mandatory ...
Homepage | Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation
Learn About Sentencing Reform. Prison Conditions & Oversight. We believe that all correctional facilities should be safe and humane, and individuals who are ...
Criminal Justice Reform | The White House
Meaningful sentencing reform, steps to reduce repeat offenders, and support for law enforcement are crucial to improving public safety, reducing runaway ...
H.R.5773 - 98th Congress (1983-1984): Sentencing Reform Act of ...
Sets forth a new sentencing structure applicable to a defendant who is found guilty of an offense under any Federal statute.
Federal Prison and Sentencing Reform
The enhanced mandatory minimums for prior serious drug felonies are reduced: the three-strikes penalty is reduced from life imprisonment to 25 years and the 20 ...
Federal Sentencing Commission Advances Meaningful Criminal ...
These reforms are long overdue and represent an important step forward in reigning in a federal prison population that is the largest in the ...