Re: No Federal Parole.

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Mon Jan 29 2001 - 12:29:33 MST


From: "Michael M. Butler" <butler@comp-lib.org>

>>Spike Jones wrote:
>
>> "Michael M. Butler" wrote:
>> Are you aware of the current policy regarding
>> parole at Federal penitentiaries?
>
>> No. What is it?

>There ain't none. Read it and weep. "The Sentencing Reform Act of
>1984 abolished parole eligibility for federal offenders - except
>military offenders -- who commit offenses on or after November 1,
>1987." Quote taken from http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm .

>No parole for any federal offenders for 16 years now and counting.
>Ergo every federal prisoner, or near enough, would wind up there.
>It's easy to forget just how Procrustean the System already is...
>or is that Draconian?

What's wrong with people who commit crimes serving their full
sentence?

Brian

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