Tag: Resentencing

USSC Votes to Allow Retroactive Sentence Reductions and Announces Its Next Set of Policy Priorities

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Source: ussc.gov via govdelivery.com 8/24/23  Vote Authorizes Judges to Reduce Sentences for Eligible Incarcerated Persons Beginning February 1, 2024 Should Guidelines Become Effective WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 24, 2023) — Today the Commission, by a majority vote, allowed for delayed retroactive application of Amendment 821 relating to criminal history—meaning that certain currently incarcerated individuals could be eligible for reduced sentences made effective beginning on February 1, 2024 (unofficial text).  The Commission also adopted its next set of policy priorities that include, among other things, reviewing and potentially amending how the guidelines treat acquitted…

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Action Alert for CA: Oppose CDCR Regulations That Exclude Registrants From Resentencing Opportunities

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[ACSOL] The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has issued proposed regulations which exclude most registrants from resentencing opportunities.  Comments upon the proposed regulations can be submitted to CDCR  before or on May 7, 2021.  In addition, CDCR will conduct a public hearing on May 7 at 10 a.m. regarding the proposed regulations. “CDCR is repeating the same mistake it made when it issued its Proposition 57 regulations, that is, the agency is excluding registrants from the benefits of legislation,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “We must strongly…

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