James J. Valona v. United States Parole Commission

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Federal offenders whose crimes predated November 1, 1987, remain eligible for parole. James Valona was released on parole in December 1992 and, under 18 U.S.C. § 4211(c)(1) (1982 ed.), was presumptively entitled to release from supervision five years later:

Five years after each parolee’s release on parole, the Commission' shall terminate supervision over such parolee unless it is determined, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the procedures prescribed in section 4214(a)(2), that such supervision should not be terminated because there is a likelihood that…