United States Sentencing Commission

United States Sentencing Commission
Agency overview
Formed	1984
Jurisdiction	United States Judiciary
Headquarters	Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building Washington, D.C.
Employees	100
Agency executive	Charles Breyer, Acting Chairman;
Website	www.ussc.gov

The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government.[1] It is responsible for pushing the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the federal courts.

References

"An Overview of the United States Sentencing Commission" (PDF). United States Sentencing Commission. United States Sentencing Commission. Archived from the original on 12 August 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[ussc_overview-1] "An Overview of the United States Sentencing Commission" (PDF). United States Sentencing Commission. United States Sentencing Commission. Archived from the original on 12 August 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)