Paroling, Recommitting, and Supervising Federal Prisoners: Pre- Release Reviews of Parole Dates

Résumé

The U.S. Parole Commission is changing the definition of the term ``effective date of parole'' to refer to a parole that has been given final approval, without further review, within nine months of the prisoner's scheduled release. Under the current rule, the final review and approval of a parole date can only occur within six months of the prisoner's release. Until such final review and approval, a parole date is presumptive only. The purpose of this rule change is to streamline the review process, and to avoid delays in the release planning efforts of prison staff. It does not otherwise change the paroling practices of the Commission.