Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 5802 – Parole by board
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The board may grant a parole from a penal or correctional institution after the expiration of the period of confinement, less deductions for good behavior, or after compliance with conditions provided for in section 5803 applicable to the sentence being served by the prisoner or inmate. It may revoke a parole when a condition of the parole is violated. [PL 2013, c. 508, §8 (AMD).]
1. Duration and conditions of parole. When the board grants a parole, upon release, the parolee shall serve the unexpired portion of his sentence, less deductions for good behavior, unless otherwise discharged therefrom by the board.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 5802
- Board: means the State Parole Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 5001
- Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- Parole: is a release procedure by which a person may be released from a correctional facility by the State Parole Board prior to the expiration of the person's maximum term, parole status being in effect under Title 17-A, section 2314, subsection 2, with all provisions of prior laws governing parole continuing in effect. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 5001
- Prisoner: means an adult person sentenced and committed to, transferred to or detained in the custody of the department, including a person on supervised community confinement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
2. Custody and control. While on parole, the parolee is under the custody of the warden of the institution from which the parolee was released, but under the immediate supervision of and subject to the rules of the department or any special conditions of parole imposed by the board.
[PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §20 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 508, §§8, 9 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §20 (AMD).