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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1995                         (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                                 
    USPC OFFERS BLANKET COVERAGE FOR PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANTS

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Parole Commission will initiate
24-hour, seven-days-a-week service on September 15 to issue
warrants for parole violations, Chairman Edward F. Reilly
announced today.
     "This new policy will enable the Commission to respond
immediately to requests by United States probation officers for
warrants and will enhance public safety by promptly removing
parole violators from the streets," Reilly said.
     Under the old system, such service was available only during
the normal 40-hour work week.  The new policy was adopted
unanimously by the Parole Commission.
     "The U.S. Parole Commission is well aware of the importance
of a parolee meeting every condition of parole," Reilly said. 
"This new policy will ensure that immediate action may be taken
when the U.S. Parole Commission is notified that an individual
has violated the conditions of his or her parole."
     Although parole for federal offenders is being phased out,
more than 18,000 offenders who committed their offenses prior to
November 1, 1987, remain under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
Parole Commission.  
     By law, the U.S. Parole Commission may issue warrants for
the arrest of those on parole for violation of the individual's
conditions of parole.  In fiscal 1994, the Parole Commission
issued 2,968 warrants for parole violations.
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