Maine lawmakers consider latest bill to reinstate parole 50 years after it was abolished

Resident Darren McKenzie (right) and Jesse Mackin water tomato plants on the grounds of the Mountain View Correctional Facility’s garden in Charleston in June 2021

Maine is one of 16 states that has abolished or severely limited parole. It's the only state in the Northeast to do so.

Different from probation, which is part of someone's sentence, parole is the conditional, supervised release of a prisoner into the community before a sentence is completed.

Four years ago, a state commission recommended that parole be restored, and now lawmakers are considering the latest bill to put it back on the books.

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