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"Allegations of Impropriety Surround Parole Commission"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this new article from the Washington Post.  Nobody sentenced in federal courts has been subject to the parole system in nearly two decades because parole was formally abolished as part of the Sentencing Reform Act.  Nevertheless, as the Post article details, even a down-sized government agency can be the source of mysery and scandal inside the Beltway.  Here the start of a long article: Like Washington's most famous tale of intrigue, this one includes the surreptitious entry of an office on a weekend. The incident at the U.S. Parole Commission, a little-noticed corner of the federal government, was certainly no Watergate. But it was one in a string of curious events that have unfolded quietly in recent years at the small but powerful commission...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 25, 2009 (boomark / email).