Comments to USSC on Proposed Priorities for the 2025-2026 Amendment Cycle (July 2025)

NACDL, with its diverse membership spanning state, federal, and military practice, wishes to express its views on preferred Commission priorities. The Commission puts forward multiple noteworthy priorities, and NACDL responded to those it views as most pressing. We concur with other advocates and stakeholders that current sentences are excessively long, and certain sentencing factors disproportionately affect racial minorities within the criminal legal system. Whatever issues the Commission determines to prioritize, these flaws should be foremost in considering potential amendments.

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