Paroling, Recommitting, and Supervising Federal Prisoners: Controlling Drug Abuse by Federal Parolees

Résumé

The U.S. Parole Commission is amending its regulations in order to implement a statutory amendment to 18 U.S.C. 4209 (1976) contained in the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (September 13, 1994). Congress added new provisions that require mandatory drug testing for parolees and that prohibit parolees from using controlled substances. The new provisions also require confirmation of a positive drug test before parole can be revoked, and permit the Parole Commission to refrain from instituting parole revocation proceedings when a parolee fails a drug test so long as other appropriate measures, such as treatment programs, are available. These statutory provisions are not expected to require a substantial change in current Parole Commission policy and practice.