Number: RL31653
Title: Supervised Release: A Brief Sketch of Federal Law
Authors: Charles Doyle, American Law Division 
Abstract: The USA PATRIOT Act made a number of violent crimes, frequently associated with terrorism, punishable by life-time supervision, 18 U.S.C. 3583(j). Except for certain federal drug offenses, other federal crimes carry a term of supervised release of no more than five years.
Pages: 25
Date: May 9, 2006