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Another notable new little data report from the USSC

By Douglas A. Berman

Lately the US Sentencing Commission has been producing a series of interesting little reports on interesting little federal sentencing topics.  Specifically, just in the last few months we have gotten new (and reader-friendly) reports on federal escape offenses and on the growth of the federal criminal caseload and on alternative sentencing in the federal system.  And now today I see up on the USSC's website this latest addition to its releasing of notable little reports: Impact of Prior Minor Offenses on Eligibility for Safety Valve:  This report provides an analysis of the role of convictions for prior minor offenses in the sentences of federal offenders.  offenders from receiving a sentence below the statutory mandatory minimum punishments for drug trafficking crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 16, 2009 (boomark / email).