From the column: "The law allows departures from the guidelines only in limited circumstances. ... Sentencing does not aim to ...

The bill sets new, higher minimum percentages of prison terms to be served before an offender is eligible for parole.

A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other ...

A proposal championed by Utah's House speaker would significantly revamp the state's Sentencing Commission, removing defense attorneys and replacing them with prosecutors and police.

Lai has denied all the charges against him, saying in court he is a “political prisoner”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Cabinet Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has renewed her call for Jamaica's sentencing guidelines to be reviewed. Mrs. Johnson Smith says she does not support the automatic discount that was ...

A groundbreaking study by researchers at IIIT Hyderabad, in collaboration with NALSAR University, has revealed troubling inconsistencies in India’s judicial sentencing patterns. By applying advanced ...

The Sentencing Bill will also create a new offence for those who assault police officers or others delivering a public ...

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh’s fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in ...

Tillman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in San Jose to one count of malicious destruction of government property ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- If Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase is convicted on federal pitch-rigging charges, he likely won’t get anywhere close to the maximum sentence of 65 years in prison, experts ...

In what he said was his first opportunity to apply a newly enacted section of guidelines from the U.S. Sentencing Commission, U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block granted a defendant's motion to ...