OUR STORY

Parole-4-Maine is a diverse team of Maine citizens who see how the current prison system falls short of protecting our communities and who believe deeply in the human capacity for change. We believe that an earned path to reintegration will make our communities safer and reduce the costs of recidivism.  

Parole will provide a supportive process of reintegration for families and communities. Specifically, Maine should have a parole system that is operated by a diverse set of professionals and is focused on reducing harm and increasing public safety through evidence-based practices.

Explore our site, educate yourself, and sign up for updates on the push for parole and meaningful criminal legal reform in Maine. If you would like to have your voice included in this work, please email questions, concerns, testimony, and thoughts to info@parole4maine.com.

OUR APPROACH

We believe in the power of redemption and transformation. We believe it is inhumane to order people to spend decades in prison until they die there without any periodic assessment of whether such sentences are necessary for public safety. We therefore stand against policies that sentence people to death by incarceration, whether that be life-without-parole or excruciatingly long sentences that people cannot outlive.

We believe that parole would present the most expeditious way for the many over-incarcerated people in Illinois to obtain their freedom. We don’t take this fact lightly. We are prepared to devote substantial effort to establishing a fair and inclusive parole system and maintaining a fair and effective parole board.