Our soldiers convicted of “war crimes” are eligible for parole. I’ve been looking but can’t seem to find what I’m precisely looking for. Does the status of this POS mean he can be eligible for parole? If he is a “enemy combatant” is he eligible for parole?
He was convicted in a civilian court, so the regular federal criminal code applies to him, not the Code of Military Justice. There is no parole under the federal criminal code.
Fair questions. Federal parole ended in the mid 1980s (1984, I think). After that, sentencing guidelines were imposed. Some of these guidelines have been recently ammended, but as a practical matter, there continues to be no parole. However, there are days that can be shaved each year for "good behavior".
Your questions about "enemy combatants" and "war crimes" are complicated ones. Convictions under the UCMJ are eligible for clemency and parole. The process is too detailed to go into here, but suffice to say, it's complicated and is used (in most cases) extraordinarily judiciously.
Enemy combatants - as I understand how they exist currently - use a similar system of parole found in the UCMJ.
This particular POS, because he was convicted in federal civilian court, is NOT eligible for parole. Hope that helps.