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WASHINGTON, D.C. ― (March 10, 2022) The United States Sentencing Commission today released a new report that examines trends in compassionate release during fiscal year 2020 in light of the enactment of the First Step Act of 2018, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among other findings, the report illuminates the growing need for a post-First Step Act compassionate release policy statement that can provide guidance to courts and facilitate greater uniformity in compassionate release.