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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual

Guidelines Manual
Link to the Guidelines Manual from the United States Sentencing Commission.

TRACFED

TRACFED
TRACFED includes a vast range of information about federal enforcement activities — criminal, civil, and administrative — as well as detailed information about federal staffing, federal funds, and the diverse characteristics of counties, federal districts, and states. Users can customize searches to view specific statistics, detailed listings, maps or charts.

You will need an FSU ID and password to access TRACFED.

Sentencing Law Libguide

Welcome to the Sentencing Law Libguide! You will find links to helpful resources in the area of sentencing law. Several of the resources will require you to input your FSU username and password, or your Lexis or Westlaw passwords.

Sentencing Websites

ABA Criminal Justice Section: Corrections & Sentencing Division
ABA Criminal Justice Section: Sentencing Standards
This source contains black letter law sentencing standards published in ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Sentencing, 3d ed.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Sentencing Project
A link to the Sentencing Project, which "works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration."
Vera Institute of Justice - Sentencing and Corrections