Question

Summarize the characteristics of state and federal parole systems?

Answer 1

Summarize the characteristics of State and Federal Parole System:

• State Parole System comes under the State Government which deals with the state prisoners who have committed crimed under the state territories whereas Federal Parole System comes under the Federal Government which deals with the prisoners who have committed crimes under the national territories. Jurisdiction of Territories would be the same for state being the state and federal being the country.

• State and Federal Parole System are the conditional release to the state or federal prisoner who has already served 2/3rd of his/her sentence in the correctional facility. The prisoner who released on parole remains in the custody during the period of parole under the supervision of parole authority.

• Federal Parole System was created for the federal prisoners who have done federal crimes or have been accused for violatiion of federal laws but State Parole System was created fo the state prisoners for the violation of state laws.

• Federal Parole System is managed under the Federal Bureau of Prisons which is a federal law enforcement agency under Department of Justice but State Parole System is managed under the State Authorites.

• The parole board take decision to provide the parole to individual state/federal prisoners on the basis of 2/3rd serving period of prisoners and past records of good behavior. The board of parole consists of the superintendent of prisons in the Department of Justice and the warden and physician of the particular correctional facility. The superintendent of federal prisons belongs to the designation to the high ranked officers such as the Attorney General of Government as compared to the state prisons.

• The board of parole of State and Federal Parole System have a right to terminate the parole period of state/federal prisoners on the basis of violation. Before completion of parole period, the parole executive sends a letter to prisoners about informing the completion of parole period. Thereafter, no formal certificate of discharge issue to prisoner.