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Supreme Court Grapples With Dispute Over Supervised Release Revocations

26 February 2025 1:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

The Supreme Court considered on Feb. 25 what factors federal judges may weigh when revoking a person’s supervised release and sentencing them for violating release conditions.
Supervised release is a form of post-prison monitoring, similar to parole. A prisoner is released from custody but remains under restricted freedom for a set period. During that time, the person must follow specific conditions and be supervised by a probation officer. If those conditions are violated, the individual may be sent back to prison.
In Esteras v. United States, the justices examined a disagreement among several federal appeals courts over what factors judges may consider when sentencing someone for violating conditions of supervised release….