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Growing old in prison: How Maryland is working to ease the path to release for a low-risk, high-cost population
One report predicted that by 2030, people over 50 will make up one-third of the U.S. prison population.
Read MoreBlog update:Governor given deadline on a parole recommendations for lifers; O’Malley will sign bill
A bill that would give the governor six months to reject a recommendation for parole for someone who is serving a life sentence in prison is heading to the governor’s desk, and a spokesman said he will sign the bill.
Read MoreBlog: Parole for life sentences changed – again
After a final vote on amendments Thursday evening, a bill before the House of Delegates again requires the governor to take action to keep people serving life prison sentences behind bars if they are recommended for parole.
Read MoreBlog: Parole for those with life sentences would be harder
An amendment that passed by a single vote in the House of Delegates Tuesday morning takes the teeth out of a bill that gives the governor a deadline to act on a recommendation to parole an inmate serving a life sentence. The bill, already passed by both House and Senate in slightly different form, would give the governor a time limit to take action on a recommendation from the Parole Commission to parole an inmate serving a life sentence.
Read MoreHouse approves parole for inmates with life sentences after 90 days of inaction by governor
By a slim margin, a bill that limits the governor’s time to take action on parole recommendations for inmates serving life sentences passed the House of Delegates with a 74 to 66 vote Tuesday morning. Gov. Martin O’Malley has not acted on 50 recommendations for paroling prisoners with life sentences.
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