At SentencingStats, November is Mitigation Month. Here is how to back up your client’s personal story with real-world proof of how judges and prosecutors actually operate.
Turn Sentencing Data into Mitigation Strategy
Author: Darren Kramer
BOP Closing of 5 Institutions will have Massive Implications Across the Country
On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons—the nation’s largest prison system—announced that it will be closing five of its currently-operating institutions in order “to address decades of deferred maintenance and extreme staffing challenges.” (It also announced that it was closing Taft FCI, which already has been shuttered since 2020). As this round of closures
Ellingburg Supreme Court Decision Infographic: The New Ellingburg Rule Explained
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Ellingburg v. U.S. has complex implications for every federal criminal case involving financial loss. To help you visualize this seismic shift, we’ve created a new infographic: “The New Ellingburg Rule Explained.” This visual guide maps out the transition of restitution from a civil remedy to a criminal penalty, highlighting the new “Apprendi dominoes” that defense counsel can leverage to demand jury findings and higher standards of proof.
Supreme Court’s Ellingburg Ruling Upends Federal Restitution
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court’s Ellingburg decision has reclassified restitution as “plainly criminal punishment,” ending its treatment as a civil remedy. Our latest Law360 article explores how defense counsel can now demand Sixth Amendment protections—including jury findings and stricter evidentiary standards—to challenge restitution orders in federal sentencing.
SentencingStats.com Selected for Google Cloud for Startups Accelerator – Secures $25K Grant
SentencingStats.com Joins Microsoft Partner Program and Secures $250K in Azure Support
SentencingStats.com Joins Microsoft Partner Program and Secures $250K in Azure Support
SentencingStats.com Joins Microsoft Partner Program and Secures $250K in Azure Support
Is the Trial Penalty a Myth?
So today, we celebrate the death of guideline departures, lament the death of due process in immigration, and worry for the future of this democracy.
Seismic Shift: Big Changes to the Sentencing Guidelines & the Country
So today, we celebrate the death of guideline departures, lament the death of due process in immigration, and worry for the future of this democracy.
Former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner Joins SentencingStats.com Advisory Board
SentencingStats.com, the leading platform for federal sentencing analytics and research, is proud to announce the appointment of former U.S. District Judge and Harvard Law Professor Nancy Gertner to its Advisory Board.
Bridging Data and Justice: A Harvard Guest Lecture on Federal Sentencing Analysis
Will the U.S. Sentencing Commission remove “Departures” from the Sentencing Guidelines and direct court to only consider Variances under 18 U.S.C. 3553(a)?