Federal Probation Service
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The Federal Probation Service came into existence in 1925, shortly after Congress passed the Federal Probation Act. The Federal Probation Act originally provided for the establishment of a probation system for all United States District Courts, except the District of Columbia, gave the court, after conviction or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere
for any crime or offense not punishable by death or life imprisonment, the power to suspend the imposition or execution of sentence and place the defendant upon probation for such period and upon such terms and conditions it deemed best and to revoke or modify any condition of probation or change the period of probation, provided the period of probation, together with any extension thereof, did not exceed 5 years. A fine, restitution or reparation could be made a condition of probation, as well as support for whom the probationer was legally responsible. The Federal Probation Officer was to report to the court on the conduct of each probationer. The court could discharge the probationer from further supervision, or terminate the proceedings against him, or extend the period of probation.
The Federal Probation Service has since evolved to where the Federal Probation Officer can supervised defendants sentenced to probation, those granted parole from the United States Parole Commission, military parolees, from all branches of services, that were previously court-martialed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
, and those sentenced to a term of supervised release, supervision to be served after their release from Federal Prison
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Nolo contendere
is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to contend." It is also referred to as a plea of no contest.In criminal trials, and in some common law jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of...
for any crime or offense not punishable by death or life imprisonment, the power to suspend the imposition or execution of sentence and place the defendant upon probation for such period and upon such terms and conditions it deemed best and to revoke or modify any condition of probation or change the period of probation, provided the period of probation, together with any extension thereof, did not exceed 5 years. A fine, restitution or reparation could be made a condition of probation, as well as support for whom the probationer was legally responsible. The Federal Probation Officer was to report to the court on the conduct of each probationer. The court could discharge the probationer from further supervision, or terminate the proceedings against him, or extend the period of probation.
The Federal Probation Service has since evolved to where the Federal Probation Officer can supervised defendants sentenced to probation, those granted parole from the United States Parole Commission, military parolees, from all branches of services, that were previously court-martialed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Uniform Code of Military Justice , is the foundation of military law in the United States. It is was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United States Constitution in Article I, Section 8, which provides that "The Congress shall have Power . ....
, and those sentenced to a term of supervised release, supervision to be served after their release from Federal Prison
Federal prison
Federal prisons are run by national governments in countries where subdivisions of the country also operate prisons.In the United States federal prisons are operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In Canada the Correctional Service of Canada operates federal prisons. Prison sentences in these...
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See also
- Federal ProbationFederal ProbationThe Federal Probation Service or United States Probation Service is part of the Federal Judiciary and serves the United States district courts in all 94 judicial federal districts nationwide and constitutes the community corrections arm of the Federal Judiciary...
- Probation and supervised release under United States federal lawProbation and supervised release under United States federal lawUnited States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for imprisonment, or in addition to home detention, while the latter is imposed in addition to imprisonment....