SCOTUS Announces Courts May Not Consider § 3553(a)(2)(A)—Retribution—When Deciding Whether to Revoke a Term of Supervised Release by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that U.S. District Courts may not consider 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A), retribution vis-à-vis defendant’s underlying criminal offense, when determining whether to revoke a …

Fifth Circuit Announces Revocation Judgments for Violation of Supervised Release Vacated Because Underlying Sentence Vacated by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a defendant’s revocation sentences were nullified after the underlying sentence of which they were a part was …

Eleventh Circuit Announces Defendant May Not Be Sentenced to Home Confinement for Violating Terms of Supervised Release When Sentenced to Statutory Maximum Period of Imprisonment for the Violation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held …

Report Finds Effective Text Message Reminders Can Reduce Community Supervision Violations by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Once upon a time, parole and probation – also referred to as community supervision – were intended to reduce our nation’s jail and prison populations. In fact, when used properly, community supervision can …

Ninth Circuit Joins Five Other Circuits in Holding § 1B1.13 Doesn’t Apply to Compassionate Release Motions by Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Joining five other circuits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on April 8, 2021, that U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 1B1.13 does …