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Early reports on crack retroactivity implementation

By Douglas A. Berman

This new Washington Post article ? headlined "Government Starts Cutting Sentences Of Crack Inmates: Bureau of Prisons Processes 400 Orders" ? provides news from the front lines in the implementation of the new crack guidelines.  Here are the basics:The federal government said yesterday that it has received hundreds of court orders reducing the prison sentences of crack cocaine offenders in the two days since new sentencing guidelines took effect. A spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons could not say how many prisoners have already been released under the U.S. Sentencing Commission's new guidelines, but the bureau has processed about 400 orders modifying prison terms nationwide. in addition, the New York Sun has this new piece, headlined "Judges Grant Release Of 3 City Crack Offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 05, 2008 (boomark / email).