United States Parole Commission
The United States Parole Commission (USPC) makes parole release decisions
for eligible Federal and District of Columbia prisoners; authorizes
methods of release and conditions under which release occurs; prescribes,
modifies, and monitors compliance with the terms and conditions
governing offenders’ behavior while on parole or mandatory or supervised
release; issues warrants for violation of supervision; determines probable cause
for the revocation process; revokes parole, mandatory, or supervised
release; releases from supervision those offenders who are no longer a risk to
public safety; and promulgates the rules, regulations, and guidelines for
the exercise of USPC’s authority and the implementation of a national parole
policy.
USPC has sole jurisdiction over the following: Federal offenders who
committed offenses before November The United States Parole Commission
(USPC) makes parole release decisions for eligible Federal and District
of Columbia prisoners; authorizes methods of release and conditions
under which release occurs; prescribes, modifies, and monitors compliance
with the terms and conditions governing offenders’ behavior while
on parole or mandatory or supervised release; issues warrants for violation of
supervision; determines probable cause for the revocation process; revokes
parole, mandatory, or supervised release; releases from supervision those
offenders who are no longer a risk to public safety; and promulgates the
rules, regulations, and guidelines for the exercise of USPC’s authority and
the implementation of a national parole policy.
USPC has sole jurisdiction over the following: Federal offenders who
committed offenses before November 1, 1987; D.C. Code offenders who
committed offenses before August 5, 2000; D.C. Code offenders sentenced
to a term of supervised release; Uniform Code of Military Justice offenders who
are in Bureau of Prison’s custody; transfer treaty cases; and State probationers
and parolees in the Federal Witness Protection Program.
For further information, contact the U.S. Parole Commission, Department of Justice, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Phone, 301–492–5990. Internet, http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc.