Learn the basics of federal sentencing. Use these worksheets to help determine the applicable offense level, criminal history score, and guideline range in an individual offender’s case.

In early 1791, President George Washington appointed three commissioners to survey and define the district: Thomas Johnson, Daniel Carroll, and David Stuart.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission studies and develops sentencing policies for the federal courts. The Commission serves as an information resource for Congress, the executive, the courts and the …

The current "USSC Guidelines Manual" is available in Portable Document Format on the Commission's Web site. An electronic archive of the yearly manual starts with the year 1987.

In this section, you will find a comprehensive collection of research and data reports published on sentencing issues and other areas of federal crime. The Commission establishes sentencing policies …

Updated PDF versions of the opinions are posted on this website as the publication process proceeds, including preliminary prints and bound volumes of the United States Reports.

In this section, you will find a comprehensive collection of research and data reports published on sentencing issues and other areas of federal crime. The Commission establishes sentencing policies …

Check out upcoming virtual training events. Get assistance with applying the guidelines. The following resources are available to assist judges, probation officers, law clerks, prosecutors, defense …

Learn about the Commission’s role in the judicial branch of the federal government, as well as the agency’s makeup and mission. The Commission consists of seven voting members appointed by the …

Quick Facts publications are released periodically and give readers basic facts about a single area of federal crime in an easy-to-read, two-page format.