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Supervision Violation Data Snapshot

States across the country saw changes in their prison admissions and populations due to supervision violations in 2020. But some states were already experiencing reductions in violation admissions and population prior to the pandemic. This snapshot shows available supervision violation data for Maine from 2018 through 2020.

Admissions

From 2018 to 2020, Maine saw a 47 percent decline in the number of prison admissions due to supervision violations.

The breakdown

Total Admissions Violation Admissions Technical Violation Admissions
20181300548305
20191102452245
202063528882
Total 2018 2019 2020
Total admissions 1,300 1,102 635
Total Violation admissions 548 452 288
Probation admissions 548 452 288
Parole admissions 0 0 0
Total Technical Violation admissions 305 245 82
Probation admissions 305 245 82
Parole admissions 0 0 0
Total New Offense admissions 243 207 206
Probation admissions 243 207 206
Parole admissions 0 0 0
Population

Maine did not provide data for prison population due to supervision violations.

The breakdown

Total Population Violation Population Technical Violation Population
20182473
20192265
20201715
Total 2018 2019 2020
Total population 2,473 2,265 1,715
Total Violation population
Probation population
Parole population
Total Technical Violation population
Probation population
Parole population
Total New Offense population
Probation population
Parole population

Additional State Notes

The state abolished parole in 1976 but maintains a very small number of people under parole supervision. For the purposes of this report, probation and parole populations were not included, but probation admissions were provided.

Technical probation violations may include people who ultimately receive a new felony conviction.

Maine did not provide supervision violation data for the state prison population.


Whether an incarceration is the result of a new offense or technical violation is often difficult and problematic to delineate, even in states with available data. Most states do not consider a supervision violation to be the result of a new offense unless a new felony conviction is present, meaning technical violations may include misdemeanor convictions or new arrests. "Prison" includes county jail if the county was reimbursed by the state for a person’s incarceration, which occurs in some, but not all, states. Supervision violations may include revocations (i.e., unsuccessful terminations of a supervision and completion of a sentence in prison or jail) or short-term sanctions (i.e., probation or parole jurisdiction is maintained and the person is incarcerated for a short period of time in prison or jail). Not all states impose or include short-term sanctions in their count of supervision violations.