Erica Zunkel, FCJC Client Provide Testimony to US Sentencing Commission
Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing was scheduled for Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24, 2023 to commence at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on both days.
The public hearing was held in the Mecham Conference Center in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, NE, Washington, DC. The hearing was livestreamed.
The purpose of the public hearing was for the Commission to receive testimony on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines related to Compassionate Release, Sex Abuse of a Ward, and Acquitted Conduct.
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Proposed Amendment on Compassionate Release
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Panel VII. Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.)
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Panel VIII. Academic Perspectives (3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Erica Zunkel (read statement, written with Jaden Lessnick, ’23; Nathaniel Berry, ’24; Juliana Steward, ’24; and Margaret Wells, ’24)
Clinical Professor of Law
Associate Director, Federal Criminal Justice Clinic
University of Chicago Law School
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