Created the U.S. Sentencing Commission and authorized the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, abolishing federal parole for new offenses. Codified at 18 U.S.C. ch. 58 and 28 U.S.C. ch. 58.
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
AmendedCodified at18 U.S.C. ch. 58; 28 U.S.C. ch. 58
Enacted October 12, 1984 · Pub. L. 98-473, Title II, ch. II
Sentencing Guidelines made advisory by United States v. Booker (2005).