U.S. Sentencing Commission - Political Scandals

0 . Washington -- . . Antwain Black was facing a few more years in Leavenworth for dealing crack. But on Tuesday, he was on his way home to...

PCR Consultants, a provider of federal corrections consulting, provides help to inmates and their families that hope to shave months or years off a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reduction in federal prison sentences for crack cocaine took effect on Tuesday in a move that could let an estimated 12,000 inmates go free early.The changes reduce federal penalties for more addictive crack cocaine to bring them ...

0 . Darryl Flood thought he would have to wait until 2013 to get out of prison, more than a decade after he pleaded guilty to being part of a ...

The upcoming US Sentencing Commission's 2011 Guidelines amendments make terminating federal probation and supervised release easier. PCR...

0 . More than half of all people sent to federal prison for committing felony crimes so far this year were Hispanic, a major demographic shift ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as 12,000 federal prison inmates convicted for crimes related to crack cocaine may serve shorter sentences as a result of a unanimous vote on Thursday of a federal commission.The United States Sentencing Commission, a seven-member body ...

0 A federal appeals court reluctantly upheld a five-year prison term Thursday for a Los Angeles man who arranged a $250 crack cocaine sale, ruling ...

In August of 2010, President Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act, which lowered the sentencing disparity from a 100:1 to 18:1 ratio of...

Topic: U.S. Sentencing Commission

Crack penalties eased, inmates freed

Federal Crack Cocaine Sentence Reductions to Take Effect Tuesday

Lower sentences begin for crack cocaine crimes

Crack sentence reductions begin, thousands could go free

Change in crack sentencing means early releases

Ending Federal Probation and Supervised Release Now Made Easier

Hispanics new majority sentenced to federal prison

Crack cocaine convicts could serve less prison time

Reluctant appeals court OKs 5-year crack sentence

Retroactive drug sentencing is change we can believe in

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