A court may reduce the term of imprisonment of a covered prisoner who was a victim of trafficking
What the document says“The court that imposed sentence for a level A offense or level B offense upon a covered prisoner may reduce the term of imprisonment for the offense--”
The sentencing court may reduce a term of imprisonment on motion by the covered prisoner or on its own motion. A covered prisoner is defined in the section as a person convicted of a level A or level B offense, sentenced to imprisonment for it, and who is or was imprisoned under that sentence. The court acts after notice to the Government; after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person, and the community or any crime victims; and if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the offense was committed as a direct result of the prisoner having been a victim of trafficking. Any proceeding under the subsection is stated to be subject to section 3771 of title 18. Unlike vacatur, this relief reaches level B offenses.
What the document actually says“The court that imposed sentence for a level A offense or level B offense upon a covered prisoner may reduce the term of imprisonment for the offense--”
A judge can cut the jail time of a person who is locked up. It must be the judge who gave the sentence.
The person can ask, or the judge can act alone. The government gets word first. The judge must weigh the danger to others. And the judge must find the crime came from being forced.
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