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Visiting Fellow: Brazil

Judge Etiene Martins from the District of São Paulo, Brazil spent three weeks at the Center in Fall 2019. Judge Martins focused on the role of the U.S. Sentencing Commission and how data is used to develop sentencing guidelines.