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The Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole in Maine recommended state lawmakers also consider reviving a state-funded institute from the 1970s that regularly reviewed and revised Maine's sentencing laws.
The 130th Maine Legislature voted to send LD 842, “An Act to Reestablish Parole,” to a study commission.
Letting a supervised inmate serve the rest of their sentence in the community can work. A state panel has the opportunity to design a functional modern system.
Maine outlawed parole in 1976.
L.D. 1593 took effect on October 18, 2021and allows some prisoners to reenter Maine society earlier.