Federal Corrections: Information on Bureau of Prison Inmates Whose Release DatesAre Determined by the U.S. Parole Commission and Who Have Served at Least One-Third of Their Prison Sentences

摘要

On June 16, 1998, you requested that we obtain information on inmates in thecustody of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) whose date of release from prison is determined by the U.S. Parole Commission (the Parole Commission). As agreed with your office, our objectives for this letter are to (1) obtain information on the time served, estimated time remaining to serve, gender, security classification, and offense of conviction of 'old law' inmates in BOP custody as of June 1, 1998, who had served at least one-third of their prison sentences; and (2) provide a descrition of the Parole Commission's process for determining inmate prison release dates.