If there is no Parole in the Federal System why does DOJ have a Parole Office?

[1-Old-Man]

Here is the organizational chart for the Department of Justice, why is there an office for Paroles if, as is so often reported here, there is no such thing as parole in the Federal System?

http://www.justice.gov/agencies/index-org.html

And here is a link to the office itself:

http://www.justice.gov/uspc/

[FarPoint]

1. One could guess here...

and believe there are parolee's still out there that require monitoring.

I'll do a simple search....


Look here....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_parole_in_the_United_States


Federal parole has been abolished, but the parole statutes continue to apply to prisoners who were grandfathered in.

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Gee that was easy.........

[morningfog]

2. Lots of people were under parole supervision when federal paroel was ended.

Lots still are under federal parole supervision. That is why the office still exists.

I would have to research more, too, but it may be that those sentenced with parole eligible sentences prior to 1984 Sentencing Reform Act are still entitled to the possibility of parole.