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New Guidance On Guilty Plea Withdrawals Is Long Past Due

The Sentencing Reform Act, passed in 1984, created
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End Of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing Can Spark More Reform

Alan Ellis and Mark Allenbaugh discuss the end
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Does Pulsifer pulverize sentencing reform? 

On March 15, 2024,  a divided U.S. Supreme Court
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Compassionate Release Grants Needed Now More Than Ever 

“Compassionate release” is the colloquial phrase for a
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The Bureau of Prisons and the challenges going into 2024 

In their article that was published in Federal News
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How Zero Point Offender Change Will Work Prospectively and Retroactively

Federal sentencing and prison attorneys Mark Allenbaugh, Doug
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Views from the Bench on Sentencing Representation – Parts 1–12

Law360 has published a series of articles written
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What Federal Judges Want to Know at Sentencing

For the past year and a half, Alan
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What Matters Most at Sentencing

A View From the Bench: What Matters Most
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Maximizing Benefit of Client’s Cooperation with Government

More defendants find themselves cooperating with the government
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Prison Tips: Alan Ellis Teams up with Prisonology

Alan Ellis has teamed with Prisonology, a network
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Prison Tips: Earning Early Release Under the First Step Act

Federal sentencing and prison experts Maureen Baird, Mark
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Prison Tips: The BOP Inmate Financial Responsibility Program

By Maureen Baird The Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
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Prison Tips: The First Step Act-Earned Time Credits

The First Step Act-Earned Time Credits Part 1
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