Federal prisoners with mixed sentences lose a specific parole rule

The US Parole Commission is removing a rule that applied to prisoners serving combined federal and District of Columbia sentences. These prisoners will no longer have their parole eligibility and release dates calculated as a single aggregate sentence.

This change affects a specific group of federal prisoners who previously benefited from a unified parole process for their mixed sentences. Without this rule, their parole considerations will likely become more complex, potentially leading to longer or more fragmented periods of incarceration or supervision. It removes a procedural simplification that had been in place for these individuals.