Diaz-Pena v. Warden, Federal Correctional Institution

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

Ignoring the Guidelines — Officially

[I]n judicial districts with unusually high volumes of drug and immigration offenses (primarily along our border with Mexico), the [Justice] Department simply dispenses with the Guidelines altogether to secure more flexibility (and thus more pleas). These are the so-called “fast track” programs. While Attorney General Ashcroft has attempted to centralize and rein in these programs, 1 they still exist and there is every indication that they will continue to for the foreseeable future. As implemented, these programs…