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US Sentencing Commission produces another great updated set of "Quick Facts" publications

By Douglas Berman on July 6, 2022

Long-time readers have long heard me praise the US Sentencing Commission for producing a steady stream of insightful little data documents in the form of its “Quick Facts” publications (which are designed to “give readers basic facts about a single area of federal crime in an easy-to-read, two-page format”).  After finalizing its fiscal year data, the USSC typically provides updated Quick Facts, and here are some of its newest ones:

Sentencing Issues

  • Mandatory Minimum Penalties (June 2022)

Drugs

  • Drug Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Methamphetamine Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Powder Cocaine Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Crack Cocaine Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Heroin Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Marijuana Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Oxycodone Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Fentanyl Trafficking (July 2022)
  • Fentanyl Analogue Trafficking (July 2022)

Firearms

  • Section 924(c) (June 2022)
  • Felon in Possession of a Firearm (June 2022)

Sex Offenses

  • Sexual Abuse (June 2022)
  • Child Pornography (June 2022)

Offender Groups

  • Career Offenders (June 2022)
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