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Supreme Court Narrows Compassionate Release For Federal Prisoners

Forbes · Jun 5, 2026, 4:49 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

The US Sentencing Commission attempted to expand compassionate release for prisoners in 2023. The Supreme Court just shot that down.

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