The US Parole Commission (USPC) determines when and how certain law breakers gain supervised early release from federal prisons. Major functions of the USPC include making parole release decisions, setting release conditions, monitoring compliance with these conditions, issuing warrants for violations, revoking parole, and releasing offenders who no longer pose a risk. The USPC maintains jurisdiction over federal offenders who committed offenses before November 1987, Uniform Code of Military Justice Offenders in Bureau of Prisons custody, state probationers and parolees in the Federal Witness Protection Program, and D.C. Code offenders who committed offenses before August 5, 2000.