[adventured]

Regarding the seven years. He'll probably do less than seven. The federal system has no parole but has exemplary behavior and then he can also get supervised release toward the end of his sentence. I'm of a mixed mind on how severe white-collar crime sentences should be (and how to vary/judge them), however that seems quite fair (if not light) when combined with restitution. It's a very sizable fraud.

[teachrdan]

I was under the impression that you must serve at least 90% of your time sentenced in federal prison, and that's with good behavior. The real variable is whether you're put in minimum security prison. That's the tier where there are nicer facilities and no fences. You can literally walk "off campus"--at least if you don't mind surely getting caught and sent to a high-security prison afterwards.

[TheSpiceIsLife]

What is the difference between parole and supervised release in this context?