We post news and comment on federal criminal justice issues, focused primarily on trial and post-conviction matters, legislative initiatives, and sentencing issues. 2ND CIRCUIT REINVENTS COMPASSIONATE RELEASE TO UNLEASH JUDGES’ DISCRETION The government has been fighting 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) compassionate release motions hammer and tong ever since inmates won the right to file such motions … Continue reading 2nd Circuit Declares “Open Season” for Inmates Seeking Compassionate Release – Update for September 28, 2020