HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL PAROLE SYSTEM - PART 2 (1973-1997)

The abolition of parole release, the creation of the U.S. Sentencing C ommission, the phasing down of the U.S. Parole Commission, and a subst antial reduction in good-time credits have all significantly changed t he federal sentencing structure in recent years. To help put these eve nts into perspective, author Peter B. Hoffman presents the history of the federal parole system in a two-part article that concludes in this issue. In the second part, the chronology begins in 1973 with a new p roposal for reorganization of the parole board and revision of the boa rd's procedures and continues to 1997, to an experimental project to c onduct parole hearings via video conferencing.