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United States Sentencing Commission

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About the U.S. Sentencing Commission

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Durbin Opening Statement at Judiciary Committee Hearing on U.S. Sentencing Commission Nominees

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Mississippi judge nominated for U.S. Sentencing Commission

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Mississippi judge nominated for U.S. Sentencing Commission

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What is the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG)? | John R. Teakell

The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency of the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States. It is responsible for articulating the sentencing guidelines for the United States federal courts. The Commission promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which replaced the prior system of indeterminate sentencing that allowed trial judges to give sentences ranging from probation to the maximum statutory punishment for the offense. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.