U.S. Sentencing Commission Fair Sentencing Act Retroactivity Data Report

Released December 2014, this report provides data concerning the retroactive application of the guideline amendment implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA), Pub. L. No. 111–220, signed into law on August 3, 2010. The FSA increased the quantities of crack cocaine that trigger the five and ten-year statutory mandatory minimum penalties — from five grams … Continue reading U.S. Sentencing Commission Fair Sentencing Act Retroactivity Data Report