2011 Case: Limitations on Sentencing for Rehabilitation
The 2011 ruling established that 18 U.S.C. § 3582(a) prohibits courts from imposing or extending prison sentences with the primary goal of facilitating offender rehabilitation.
2011 Case on Sentencing and Rehabilitation
The 2011 court decision clarified that 18 U.S.C. § 3582(a) prohibits the use of prison sentences, or their extensions, to primarily facilitate a defendant's rehabilitation. The ruling established a legal precedent against the consideration of rehabilitative goals as a primary factor when determining sentence length. This interpretation restricts judicial discretion in sentencing, focusing instead on other legally mandated considerations.
2011 Court Ruling on Sentencing
A 2011 court decision clarified that judges cannot give longer prison sentences, or add to existing ones, just to help a criminal change their behavior. This ruling was based on a section of US law (18 U.S.C. § 3582(a)). The law prevents judges from focusing on rehabilitation as the primary reason for the length of a sentence.
Summary
In 2011, a court decided that judges can't give longer prison sentences just to help prisoners get better. The law (18 U.S.C. § 3582(a)) says so.