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Explaining Compassionate Release: A Machine Learning Study of Sentencing Modifications & Judicial Decision Making

Alderman, Max; Barfar, Arash; Edberg, Dana

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review · 2026 · English · Law Review Commons

In 2018, Congress passed the First Step Act, amending 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) to permit federally incarcerated individuals to directly petition district courts for early release. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of individuals did so, citing staggering prison death rates and…