President Barack Obama tapped former D.C. Police Chief Isaac Fulwood Jr. to chair the U.S. Parole Commission, which oversees prisoners sentenced in federal and D.C. courts.
Fulwood was born in the District and was on the D.C. police force for 29 years. He was named chief in 1989 and retired in 1992. He has been a member of the Parole Commission since 2004.
He will lead a panel that decides whether to release eligible inmates from prison and sets conditions of supervision afterward. Most of the felons are from the District.
