On June 16, 2011, the Supreme Court decided Tapia v. United States, No. 10-5400, holding that 18 USC § 3582, which instructs courts to ``recogniz(e) that imprisonment is not an appropriate means of promoting correction and rehabilitation,'' prohibits judges at sentencing from imposing or lengthening a term of imprisonment to promote the defendant's need for rehabilitation.
Supreme Court decides Tapia v. United States