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U.S. Sentencing Commission Compassionate Release Data Report (2021)

This report provides an analysis of the compassionate release motions filed with the courts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data in this report is limited to motions decided by the courts during calendar years 2020 and 2021 (January 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021) for which the Commission received or obtained court documentation and completed its analysis by August 31, 2021.

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