Sentencing Reform Act

The Sentencing Reform Act , part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 , was a U.S. federal statute intended to increase consistency in United States federal sentencing. It established the United States Sentencing Commission . ^[1] It also abolished federal parole , ^[2] except for persons convicted under federal law before 1 November 1987, persons convicted under District of Columbia law, " transfer treaty " inmates, persons who violated military law who are in federal civilian prisons, and persons who are defendants in state cases and who are under the U.S. Marshals Service Witness Protection Program . ^[3]

The act was passed by large majorities in both houses of Congress . ^[4]

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^ "An Overview of the United States Sentencing Commission" (PDF) . United States Sentencing Commission . United States Sentencing Commission . Retrieved 9 August 2011 .
^ Barry L. Johnson. "Sentencing Reform Act (1984)" . eNotes . Retrieved 9 August 2011 .
^ " FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LACK OF PAROLE FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS " ( Archive ). Families Against Mandatory Minimums . p. 2/4. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ Stith, Kate; Koh, Steve Y. (1993). "The Politics of Sentencing Reform: The Legislative History of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines" . Faculty Scholarship Series . Yale Law School . Retrieved 9 August 2011 .