50 years after ending parole, Maine might bring it back

50 years after ending parole, Maine might bring it back

Maine is considering bringing parole back — 50 years after the state ended the program. Dozens of people testified in support of reestablishing parole during an hours-long public hearing Thursday before the Maine Legislature Judiciary Committee. The bill was proposed during last year’s legislative session. In the decades since Maine got rid of parole in 1976, the prison population has tripled. Reestablishing parole aims to reduce the number of p…