They do not have the power to pardon but they do help inmates a lot in terms of reintegration and finding employment when they get out.
To be fair they contribute to inmates behaving better so they could, in theory, make an inmate be released early and also rehabilitate convicts but reintegration and helping convicts find employment is the primary function.
How did Congress organize the executive branch of the newly formed United States in 1789? It set up four departments to carry out different tasks. ... The US had trouble borrowing money to pay its debts.
