SUMMARY This article discusses Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines, which went into effect on November 1, 2023, adding a new “zero-point offender” adjustment.

Lawyers for Combs, 55, and prosecutors are deeply divided on the length of punishment the rap mogul should face — known as federal sentencing guidelines — following his conviction on two ...

The new Guidelines also suggest that a no-jail sentence may be appropriate even for defendants who fall within Zones C or D of the sentencing table, if they qualify for the zero-point offender ...