--establish a system to ensure that annual reviews for es tablishing the need for continued supervision are com pleted. Some parolees are not supervised The Commission and the Federal Probation Division need to work with (1) the United States Marshals Service to develop procedures for supervising parolees released to the Witness Security Program and (2) the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to establish procedures for supervising alien parolees awaiting the outcome of their deportation proceedings. Without adequate procedures, the Commission is unable to identify these individuals or ensure that they comply with their conditions of parole. The Commission releases some parolees to the Witness Security Program administered by the United States Marshals Service. These parolees are generally given a new identify and relocated to other parts of the country. These individuals are not supervised by probation officers as is the case for other parolees in the community. Once offenders are released to the Witness Security Program, the Commission generally loses all contact with them and has no way of locating them. In addition, the Commission releases aliens on parole to detainers lodged by the INS. Some offenders are deported very shortly after release to INS while others contest deportation. It then could take several months before deportation proceedings are completed. In the interim, those contesting deportation may request bail at any time. If bail is granted, they are released, but are not supervised by INS or probation officers. Finally, the Commission does not routinely receive notification of the final disposition in alien cases so that these cases can be closed or the offenders placed under active supervision if deportation proceedings are cancelled. This statement discusses several major areas of parole decisionmaking that need improvement. Our final report will discuss these as well as other matters in greater detail and will provide conclusions and recommendations regarding them. It is our hope that the Committee will find this interim statement useful in its deliberations on the future use of parole within the Federal criminal justice system. |