Sentencing

Agencies
- United States Sentencing Commission
  Establishes sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, including guidelines for sentencing.
  - Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manuals
Sentencing Guides (WI State Public Defender)
The Sentencing Project
Alternative Sentencing
- Problem Solving Courts (WI Court System)
  Includes a problem solving courts directory for the state of Wisconsin.
Booker Decision
- United States v. Booker (U.S. Supreme Court, Decided 1/12/05)
  Decision provides that federal judges no longer have to abide by mandatory sentencing guidelines.
Forms
- Petition for Sentence Adjustment (WI Court System)
- Petition to Modify Court Imposed Conditions of Extended Supervision (WI Court System)
Modification / Adjustment
- Early Release and Sentencing Reforms (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
- Earned Release and Other Programs (WI Dept of Corrections)
- Positive Adjustment Time (PAT) Sentence Adjustment Pro Se Packet (Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons)
  These materials are made available in the LAIP Deskbook which is available in the library at medium and maximum security facilities. Inmates may also write requesting a hard copy. Please be aware, these packets are not intended for inmates who are in county jails in Wisconsin or in other jurisdictions.
- Sentence Adjustment Pro Se Packet (Wis. Stat. 973.195) (Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons)
  These materials are made available in the LAIP Deskbook which is available in the library at medium and maximum security facilities. Inmates may also write requesting a hard copy. Please be aware, these packets are not intended for inmates who are in county jails in Wisconsin or in other jurisdictions.
- Sentence modification (WI State Public Defender, 2005)
Presentence Investigation Report (PSI)