Prison Lifers and the Parole Cycle

WALDORF, MD - FEBRUARY 23: Stanley Mitchell, R, greets his wife, Gina Mitchell, with a kiss upon her return home on Monday, February 23, 2015, in Waldorf, MD. During his "34 years, 10 months, 19 days, and 11 hours and 5 minutes" in prison, Mitchell was recommended for parole several times by the Parole Commission, only to be shut down by the governor. He was released in 2013 on a legal technicality and is now advocating for changes in Maryland's state parole policies. Thousands of men in Maryland prisons were told if they spent their life sentences in prison reforming and rehabilitating themselves, they'd be eligible for parole. But after spending decades trying to become model prisoners, they're often denied release because Maryland is only one of three states where the governor must approve parole for those who have received life sentences. The ACLU and others are introducing bills in Annapolis this session hoping to take politics out of the process. Mitchell credits his wife with giving being so supportive since his release. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WALDORF, MD - FEBRUARY 23: Stanley Mitchell, R, greets his wife, Gina Mitchell, with a kiss upon her return home on Monday, February 23, 2015, in Waldorf, MD. During his "34 years, 10 months, 19 days, and 11 hours and 5 minutes" in prison, Mitchell was recommended for parole several times by the Parole Commission, only to be shut down by the governor. He was released in 2013 on a legal technicality and is now advocating for changes in Maryland's state parole policies. Thousands of men in Maryland prisons were told if they spent their life sentences in prison reforming and rehabilitating themselves, they'd be eligible for parole. But after spending decades trying to become model prisoners, they're often denied release because Maryland is only one of three states where the governor must approve parole for those who have received life sentences. The ACLU and others are introducing bills in Annapolis this session hoping to take politics out of the process. Mitchell credits his wife with giving being so supportive since his release. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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