The Maryland General Assembly created the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy (MSCCSP) in 1999 as an independent agency to support fair and proportional sentencing policy and to maintain the State’s voluntary sentencing guidelines for criminal cases sentenced in the circuit courts. The MSCCSP is responsible for collecting and automating the sentencing guidelines worksheets, maintaining the sentencing guidelines database, monitoring circuit court sentencing practice, adopting changes to the guidelines consistent with the sentencing practices of Maryland circuit court judges, and providing training and orientation to criminal justice practitioners who apply the sentencing guidelines.
News
January 31, 2026:
The MSCCSP is pleased to announce the release of its 2025 Annual Report which summarizes the Commission’s work last year, describes FY 2025 circuit court sentencing trends in Maryland, provides a comprehensive examination of judicial compliance with the State’s voluntary sentencing guidelines, and details information provided on the State’s sentencing guidelines worksheets. The report also offers a description of planned activities for the year ahead.
We thank our justice partners whose support and contributions enable us to complete this important work.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4t8WZPB
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