50 years after Maine eliminated parole, lawmakers decline a chance to restore it

The likelihood of a veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who opposes the effort to re-establish a parole system, hung over debate at the ...

Maine was the first state to abolish parole. Incarcerated Mainers, advocates hope to bring it back.

Incarcerated Mainers can get college degrees, earn wages through remote work and vote. There’s universal access to medication for opioid use disorder in the state’s prisons, along with mental health ...