Federal Supervised Release: Term Length Chart

Class of Offense
(Sentence Length)

Length of Time
on Supervised Release

Class A Felony (life imprisonment or death)

2 (minimum)—5 (maximum) years

Class B Felony (25 years or more)

2 (minimum)—5 (maximum) years

Class C Felony (10 up to 25 years)

1 (minimum)—3 (maximum) years

Class D Felony (5 up to 10 years)

1 (minimum)—3 (maximum) years

Class E Felony (1 year up to 5 years)

1 year maximum

Class A Misdemeanor (6 months up to 1 year)

1 year maximum

Class B Misdemeanor (30 days—6 months)

1 year maximum

Class C Misdemeanor (6—29 days)

1 year maximum

Infraction (5 days or less, or no prison time authorized)

(S/R cannot be imposed; Probation can be imposed for up to one year)

You have the best shot of being let of supervised release early if:

    You have completed 2/3 of your supervised release term (or at the very least ½ way through),
    You have had no violations,
    You have complied with all the terms of your supervised release,
    You have paid all restitution and fines, and
    Your probation officer agrees that you should be let off early[1174]
  1. 1174

    See Federal Defenders of New York, Supervised Release, http://federaldefendersny.org/information-for-client-and-families/supervised-release.html.