Parole

Definition

The early release of a prisoner from incarceration, subject to conditions and supervision for the remainder of the original sentence. Federal parole was abolished prospectively by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, though legacy parole cases still exist. Unlike supervised release, parole is carved out of the prison sentence rather than added on top of it.

Examples

• •The petitioner argued that Congress's decision to retain the fugitive-tolling statute for legacy parole cases while not enacting one for supervised release shows Congress intended different treatment for the two systems.

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