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Big Changes Brewing for Federal Sentencing

BIG CHANGES BREWING FOR FEDERAL SENTENCING Current Federal Drug Sentencing Guidelines LEVEL 26 AND 32 GUIDELINES VARY BY TYPE AND WEIGHT OF DRUG EX: 1 KG OF HEROIN = 121-151 MONTH SENTENCE 22 - 25- Proposed Changes: All Drugs Minus 2 Points REDUCE TO LEVEL 24 AND 30 EX: 1 KG OF HEROIN = 97-121 MONTH SENTENCE EI GUIDELINES GUIDELINES STILL DEPEND ON DRUG TYPE AND WEIGHT 13 - 14 - 16 - 18 - 20 - 21 - COULD ALSO APPLY 2010 FAIR SENTENCING ACT REDUCTIONS RETROACTIVELY Why the Changes? 700% PRISON POPULATION INCREASE SINCE 1980 1980 50% OF INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISON ARE CONVICTED OF DRUG CRIMES U.S. HAS 5% OF WORLD POPULATION AND 25% OF WORLD PRISON POPULATION $80 BILLION: CURRENT ANNUAL COST OF FEDERAL INCARCERATION O = 10 BILLION Potential Effects of New Sentencing Guidelines 6,550-PERSON REDUCTION IN PRISON POPULATION OVER 5 YEARS 11-MONTH AVERAGE SENTENCE REDUCTION 000 MORE SENTENCING DISCRETION FOR JUDGES Broad-Based Support for Changes ATTORNEY GENERAL TEXAS GOV. ERIC HOLDER RICK PERRY SENATOR RAND PAUL SENATOR RICHARD DURBIN INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: RION, RION & RION Rion, Rion & Rion WWW.RIONLAWDAYTON.COM Sources: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/March/14-ag-263.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/03/13/289817341/n ew-climate-for drug-sentencing-guidelines-expected-to-change http://www.justice.govidealdruginfo/ftp3.shtml

Big Changes Brewing for Federal Sentencing

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Changing current federal drug sentencing guidelines can help lower the prison population and reduce the amount of money spent on federal incarceration each year. Find the facts by clicking over to thi...

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