Parole Commission

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Parole Commission
Type: Independent Agencies
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Justice
Employees: 100
Executive: Chairman
Budget: $12 million (fiscal year 2023)
Address: 90 K Street NE, Washington, DC 20530
Website: https://www.justice.gov/uspc
Creation Legislation: Parole Commission and Reorganization Act of 1976
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Parole Commission
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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.
Services

Parole hearings; Parole revocation; Supervision oversight

Regulations

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.[1] It is part of the United States Department of Justice.

Jurisdiction

The commission has jurisdiction over:

  1. Persons who committed a federal offense before November 1, 1987
  2. Persons who committed a D.C. Code offense before August 5, 2000
  3. Persons who committed a Uniform Code of Military Justice offense and are parole-eligible
  4. Persons who are serving prison terms imposed by foreign countries and have been transferred to the United States to serve their sentence[1]

Additionally, the Commission has the responsibility to supervise two additional groups for whom they do not have parole jurisdiction:

  1. Persons who committed a D.C. Code offense after August 4, 2000
  2. Persons who have been placed on probation or paroled by a state that have also been placed in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program.[1]

History

Initially known as the United States Board of Parole,[2] the board had three members and was established by legislation on May 13, 1930 as an independent board. The first chairperson was Arthur DeLacy Wood. As a result of an order of the Attorney General, the Board began reporting directly to him in August 1945. Further legislation was passed on September 30, 1950 which placed the Board under the Department of Justice.[3]

Congress passed the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act which took effect in May 1976. The Board was re-titled the United States Parole Commission. The Act also incorporated the regions that had been established by a prior pilot project, required explicit guidelines for decision making, required written rejections, and established an appeal process. The Comprenhensive Crime Control Act of 1984 brought major changes to the Commission. While preserving the Commission's jurisdiction over persons who committed offenses prior to November 1, 1987, it established determinate sentences for federal crimes; thus federal prisoners after that date are not eligible for parole consideration.[3]

Although the Commission was to be abolished in 1992, the life of the Commission was extended by the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, the Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 1996, and the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act of 2002. The 1996 act required the Attorney General to report annually beginning in 1998 on whether the Commission remained cost effective. The 2002 act extended the life of the commission until November 2005.[3]

The "United States Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act of 2005", Pub. L. No. 109-76, 119 Stat. 2035, extended the life of the USPC until November 2008.

The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008", Pub. L. No. 110-312, 122 Stat. 3013, extended the life of the USPC until November 2011.

The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011", Pub. L. No. 112–44, 125 Stat. 532, extended the life of the USPC until November 2013.[4]

The United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013, Pub. L. No. 113-47, 127 Stat. 572, extended the life of the USPC until November 2018.[5]

The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2018", Pub. L. No. 115-274, 132 Stat. 4163, extended the life of the USPC until November 2020.[6]

The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2020", Sec. 4201-4203 of the "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act", Pub. L. No. 116-159, 134 Stat. 709, extended the life of the USPC until November 2022.[7]

Commissioners

Name Position Appointed By Year Appointed
Patricia K. Cushwa Acting Chairman George W. Bush 2004
Charles T. Massarone Commissioner Barack Obama 2012[8]
vacant
vacant
vacant

[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mission". U.S. Parole Commission. http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm. 
  2. ↑ "Organization, Mission and Functions Manual: United States Parole Commission". 27 August 2014. https://www.justice.gov/jmd/mps/manual/uspc.htm. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "History of the Federal Parole System". U.S. Parole Commission. http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/history.htm. 
  4. ↑ "H.R. 2944: United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011". http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr2944. 
  5. ↑ "H.R. 3190 - All Actions". United States Congress. 31 October 2013. http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3190/all-actions/. 
  6. ↑ "Public Law 115-274". United States Congress. https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ274/PLAW-115publ274.pdf. 
  7. ↑ "Public Law 116-159". United States Congress. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ159/pdf/PLAW-116publ159.pdf. 
  8. ↑ "DOJ:USPC: Parole in the District of Columbia". https://www.justice.gov/uspc/documents/pr09102012.html. 
  9. ↑ "Meet the Commissioners". 12 January 2015. https://www.justice.gov/uspc/meet-commissioners. 

External links

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