This paper is an introduction to understanding the relationship between a judge's sentence of imprisonment and the actions of those agencies that have responsibility for an offender after sentencing. It deals principally with policies affecting the duration of an offender's incarceration, and also includes some discussion of policies affecting the offender's experience while incarcerated.
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Policies of the Parole Commission and the Bureau of Prisons as They Affect the Judge's Sentencing Opinions
January 1, 1978