Perryton, TX Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

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Parole was abolished many years ago for all offenses committed after November 1, 1987, when the federal sentencing guidelines came into effect. It was replaced with supervised release, which is similar, but not quite the same. The amount of good time awarded to federal inmates is set at 54 days a year, and applies to sentences of longer than 12 months. On a five year sentence, after the inmate has served 12 months, 54 days is deducted. The same happens after the next 12 months, and so on. This means inmates generally serve 85% of their sentences. Inmates can receive up to a year off their sentence if they complete a residential drug treatment program while in prison; however, placement is not guaranteed. In addition, it's possible that the final months may be served in a halfway house. Until the passage of the Second Chance Act, the maximum halfway house sentence was the 6 months or 10% of the sentence, whichever was less. Now, it's up to 12 months. In addition, offenders may be allowed to serve the final few months of their halfway house time in home confinement.