Supervised release

The court-imposed supervision term that follows nearly every federal prison sentence (18 U.S.C. § 3583), run by U.S. Probation — not parole, which no longer exists federally. Up to 365 days of FSA credits can transfer a person from prison onto supervised release early.

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