An update of a 1985 revised Center publication describing the statutory federal sentencing alternatives for offenders convicted of crimes committed before the effective date of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Sentencing Guidelines. The report relates sentencing alternatives to policies of the agencies that carry out the sentences, such as the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Parole Commission. The report includes limited comparisons of old and new law.
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Sentencing Federal Offenders for Crimes Committed Before November 1, 1987
January 1, 1991
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