Source: United States Sentencing Commission
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The Commission has a number of existing advisory groups that provide important stakeholder perspective on issues relating to federal sentencing.
Most recently, the Commission added an advisory group named the Sentence Impact Advisory Group (SIAG) to bring the perspectives of individuals affected by federal sentencing into the Commission’s work.
- Click here to go to the list of advisory groups.
- Scroll down to Sentence Impact Advisory Group to read more
- Click Charter to download the charter that shows details.
- Click Request for Member Applications to download the application
The purpose of the SIAG is—
(1) to assist the Commission in carrying out its statutory responsibilities under 28 U.S.C. § 994(o);
(2) to provide to the Commission its views on the Commission’s activities and work, including proposed priorities and amendments, as they relate to sentenced individuals;
(3) to disseminate information regarding federal sentencing issues to other sentenced individuals, families of sentenced individuals, and advocacy groups, as appropriate;
(4) to provide to the Commission its views on how the Commission may better incorporate into its work the perspectives of individuals affected by federal sentences;
(5) to assist the Commission in determining how it can best fulfill its duty under 28 U.S.C. § 994(s) to “give due consideration to any petition filed by a defendant requesting modification of the guidelines utilized in the sentencing of such defendant, on the basis of changed circumstances unrelated to the defendant”; and
(6) to perform any other related functions as the Commission requests.
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