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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Parole Commission
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|Mission=The United States Parole Commission promotes public safety and strives for justice and fairness in the exercise of its authority to release and revoke offenders under its jurisdiction. It considers prisoners' applications for parole to determine if they have earned a chance to reintegrate into the community.
|ParentOrganization=Department of Justice
|TopOrganization=Department of Justice
|CreationLegislation=Parole Commission and Reorganization Act of 1976
|Employees=100
|Budget=$12 million (fiscal year 2023)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chairman
|Services=Parole hearings; Parole revocation; Supervision oversight
|HeadquartersLocation=38.9026, -77.00628
|HeadquartersAddress=90 K Street NE, Washington, DC 20530
|Website=https://www.justice.gov/uspc
}}
{{Short description|U.S. federal parole board}}
{{Short description|U.S. federal parole board}}
The '''United States Parole Commission''' is the [[parole board]] responsible for granting or denying parole to, and supervising the parole releases of, incarcerated individuals who fall under its jurisdiction.<ref name=uspc2>{{cite web |title=Mission |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm |publisher=U.S. Parole Commission |access-date=2006-08-10 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060806011117/http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-08-06}}</ref> It is part of the [[United States Department of Justice]].
The '''United States Parole Commission''' is the [[parole board]] responsible for granting or denying parole to, and supervising the parole releases of, incarcerated individuals who fall under its jurisdiction.<ref name=uspc2>{{cite web |title=Mission |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm |publisher=U.S. Parole Commission |access-date=2006-08-10 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060806011117/http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-08-06}}</ref> It is part of the [[United States Department of Justice]].


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! width=150 | Year Appointed
! width=150 | Year Appointed
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| style="text-align:left;"| Patricia K. Cushwa || Acting Chairman || [[George W. Bush]] || 2004
| style="text-align:left;"| Patricia K. Cushwa || Acting Chairman || George W. Bush || 2004
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| style="text-align:left;"| Charles T. Massarone || Commissioner || [[Barack Obama]] || 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/uspc/documents/pr09102012.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113143248/http://www.justice.gov/uspc/documents/pr09102012.html |archive-date=2013-01-13 |title=DOJ:USPC: Parole in the District of Columbia}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;"| Charles T. Massarone || Commissioner || [[Barack Obama]] || 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/uspc/documents/pr09102012.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113143248/http://www.justice.gov/uspc/documents/pr09102012.html |archive-date=2013-01-13 |title=DOJ:USPC: Parole in the District of Columbia}}</ref>