United States Sentencing Commission

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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

Suite 2–500, South Lobby, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington,DC 20002–8002

Phone, 202–502–4500. Internet, http://www.ussc.gov.

Chair WILLIAM K. SESSIONS, III

Vice Chairs WILLIAM B. CARR,JR., RUBEN

CASTILLO,KETANJI BROWN

JACKSON

Commissioners DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH,RICARDO H.

HINOJOSA,BERYL A. HOWELL

Commissioners (ex off‌icio)s ISAAC FULWOOD,JR., JONATHAN J.

WROBLEWSKI

Staff Director JUDITH W. SHEON

General Counsel KENNETH P. COHEN

Public Affairs Off‌icer MICHAEL COURLANDER

Director of Administration and Planning SUSAN M. BRAZEL

Director and Chief Counsel of Training PAMELA G. MONTGOMERY

Director of Legislative and Public Affairs LISA A. RICH

Director of Research and Data GLENN R. SCHMITT

The United States Sentencing Commission develops sentencing guidelines and policies

for the Federal court system.

The United States Sentencing

Commission was established as an

independent agency in the judicial

branch of the Federal Government by

the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (28

U.S.C. 991 et seq. and 18 U.S.C. 3551

et seq.). The Commission establishes

sentencing guidelines and policies for

the Federal courts, advising them of

the appropriate form and severity of

punishment for offenders convicted of

Federal crimes.

The Commission is composed of

seven voting members appointed by the

President with the advice and consent

of the Senate for 6-year terms, and two

nonvoting members. One of the voting

members is appointed Chairperson.

The Commission evaluates the effects

of the sentencing guidelines on the