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No Exit: Documentary Highlights the Impact of Politics on Parole in Maryland ,.Politics have kept hundreds from being paroled in Maryland, with profound impacts.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

There are currently 2,657 people serving parole eligible life sentences in Maryland. It is one of only three states where the Governor must approve parole for people serving a parole-eligible life sentence (the other two are California and Oklahoma). And none of the last three governors have approved the release of any people that were recommended by the Parole Commission. Justice Policy Institute and Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative, created a 14-minute documentary, "Blocking the Exit," to better understand the profound impact that requiring Governor approval of parole for lifers has had in Maryland. The documentary features victims, current and former legislatures, formerly incarcerated people, former corrections officials, and family of those currently affected by this broken system...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 23, 2011 (boomark / email).