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US Sentencing Commission Release Proposed Federal Prison Guidelines, Including Compassionate Release

Posted by Leila Katibah
|Date: January 15, 2023
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US Sentencing Commission Release Proposed Federal Prison Guidelines, Including Compassionate Release

By Daphne Ho, Emily Saroyan and Leila Katibah WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Sentencing Commission late this w ...

By Daphne Ho, Emily Saroyan and Leila Katibah WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Sentencing Commission late this week proposed revisions for The First Step Act of 2018 that appear to impact numerous federal pr ...

January 15, 2023
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Makes Unanimous Decision to Implement First Step Act, ‘Compassionate Release’

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: November 04, 2022
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Makes Unanimous Decision to Implement First Step Act, ‘Compassionate Release’

By Perla Brito and Daniella Dueñas WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Sentencing Commission made a coll ...

By Perla Brito and Daniella Dueñas WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Sentencing Commission made a collective decision to approve its policy priorities for the 2022-2023 amendment year — the top of ...

November 04, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 17, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release

He fought for our country. Can we fight for him? By Rodney Baylis Freddie Cole dropped out of school in t ...

He fought for our country. Can we fight for him? By Rodney Baylis Freddie Cole dropped out of school in the 10th grade in 1958 and enlisted in the U.S. Army that same year. In 1961, while stationed in ...

April 17, 2022
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New Sentencing Commission Report Analyzes 2020 Compassionate Release Trends

Posted by S Priana Aquino
|Date: March 14, 2022
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New Sentencing Commission Report Analyzes 2020 Compassionate Release Trends

By S. Priana Aquino WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Sentencing Commission has released a new report that examin ...

By S. Priana Aquino WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Sentencing Commission has released a new report that examines trends in compassionate release during fiscal year 2020 in light of the enactment of the Fir ...

March 14, 2022
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by Darling Gonzalez
|Date: March 11, 2022
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic

By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week ...

By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week about the impacts of the First Step Act of 2018, and details about compassionate release decis ...

March 11, 2022
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Judge, for Now, Won’t Release Defendant with Serious Cancer on No Bail

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 30, 2020
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Judge, for Now, Won’t Release Defendant with Serious Cancer on No Bail

By Jose Medina and Cailin Garcia WOODLAND – It was a tough call on the day before Thanksgiving for Yolo C ...

By Jose Medina and Cailin Garcia WOODLAND – It was a tough call on the day before Thanksgiving for Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul K. Richardson, who was asked to release a felon – who had recen ...

November 30, 2020
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A Riverside County Judge’s Interpretation of the Criteria of Compassionate Releases Questioned

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 01, 2020
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A Riverside County Judge’s Interpretation of the Criteria of Compassionate Releases Questioned

By Linh Nguyen The Fourth District Court of Appeal in California reconfirmed the requirements for “compas ...

By Linh Nguyen The Fourth District Court of Appeal in California reconfirmed the requirements for “compassionate releases” after being brought aware of the statute’s violation in the case of the Peopl ...

May 01, 2020
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SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 01, 2020
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SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19

By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO--To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco D ...

By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO--To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco District Attorney’s and Public Defender’s offices have written Gov. Gavin Newsom imploring the s ...

April 01, 2020
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Hearing on Lemus’ Compassionate Release Continued to November 22

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 10, 2017
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Hearing on Lemus’ Compassionate Release Continued to November 22

By Danielle Silva The debate on whether Jeffery Lemus’ terminal illness grants a compassionate release co ...

By Danielle Silva The debate on whether Jeffery Lemus’ terminal illness grants a compassionate release continues. In 2016, Mr. Lemus was sentenced to seven years after being found guilty of the volunt ...

November 10, 2017
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Commentary: What is Justice in the Lemus Case?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2017
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Commentary: What is Justice in the Lemus Case?

DA Argues Against Release of Man Who Was Overcharged to Begin With The media has been all over the case o ...

DA Argues Against Release of Man Who Was Overcharged to Begin With The media has been all over the case of Jeffrey Lemus who was found guilty last year of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Kelly ...

November 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Wide-Ranging Implications of the Taormino Lawsuit

Judge Denies Suppression, Throws Out Only Two Charges against a Man Shot by SF Police Despite Calling the Shooting ‘A Terrible Outcome’

Response to Vanguard Column: ‘Deeply Irresponsible and Inflammatory Piece’

Man Wrongfully Convicted of Robbery, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Exonerated by Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón

Report: Racial Gap Persists in Milwaukee Police Use of Stop & Frisk Practices

COURT WATCH: Public Defender Tries to ‘Break Cycle’ of Unhoused Man’s Multiple Arrests, Cites Violation of Due Process – Judge Isn’t Convinced

Commentary: Bomb Threats Are Taking a Toll on This Community, Our Kids

Daniel Lurie to Take on London Breed

Federal Court Authorizes Depositions of Former Trump Cabinet Officials in Lawsuit by Immigrant Families Victimized by Family Separation Policy

Temporary Restraining Order against Chino Valley’s Forced Disclosure Policy Remains in Full Effect

US Sentencing Commission Release Proposed Federal Prison Guidelines, Including Compassionate Release

US Sentencing Commission Release Proposed Federal Prison Guidelines, Including Compassionate Release

U.S. Sentencing Commission Makes Unanimous Decision to Implement First Step Act, ‘Compassionate Release’

U.S. Sentencing Commission Makes Unanimous Decision to Implement First Step Act, ‘Compassionate Release’

Guest Commentary: Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release

Guest Commentary: Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release

New Sentencing Commission Report Analyzes 2020 Compassionate Release Trends

New Sentencing Commission Report Analyzes 2020 Compassionate Release Trends

U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic

Judge, for Now, Won’t Release Defendant with Serious Cancer on No Bail

Judge, for Now, Won’t Release Defendant with Serious Cancer on No Bail

A Riverside County Judge’s Interpretation of the Criteria of Compassionate Releases Questioned

A Riverside County Judge’s Interpretation of the Criteria of Compassionate Releases Questioned

SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19

SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19

Hearing on Lemus’ Compassionate Release Continued to November 22

Hearing on Lemus’ Compassionate Release Continued to November 22

Commentary: What is Justice in the Lemus Case?

Commentary: What is Justice in the Lemus Case?

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