NEW 2012 Guidelines Manual (Effective November 1, 2012)
The 2012 Guidelines Manual incorporates amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements effective November 1, 2012, and earlier.
Research and Statistics Page
NEW Practitioners Advisory Group Members Appointed
Overview of Federal Criminal Cases, FY 2011
This publication presents a broad overview of federal sentencing data for FY 2011. It discusses the types of federal criminal cases and punishments imposed in those cases.
Interactive Sourcebook
The Interactive Sourcebook allows users to re-create and customize the tables and figures presented in the Commission's printed Sourcebooks of Federal Sentencing Statistics, and contains additional viewing options and tables.
Letter to Congress on Rising Costs of Incarceration
The Commission submitted this letter on August 7, 2012, for inclusion in the record of the August 1, 2012, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Rising Prison Costs: Restricting Budgets and Crime Prevention Options."
News Release on Final 2012 Amendments (April 13, 2012)
Commission Chair Patti B. Saris discusses the 2012 amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
2012 Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
The Commission held its 2012 Annual National Seminar on the federal sentencing guidelines in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 13–15, 2012.
Web Training Videos
Federal Register Notice of Final Priorities for 2013
This document identifies and gives notice of the Commission's policy priorities for the 2013 amendment cycle.
- View public comment submissions on the Commission's proposed priorities for 2013.
"Reader-Friendly" Version of Final 2012 Amendments
This document presents the Commission's 2012 amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines, effective November 1, 2012.
Revised Crack Retroactivity Primer
This document presents federal case law addressing procedural issues concerning motions for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).
Updated Supreme Court Case Law and Selected Guideline Application Decisions by Circuit
These documents present selected decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals involving issues related to the federal sentencing guidelines.