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Author: Silber, Rebecca

Title: A Question of Compassion: Medical Parole in New York State

Summary: Compassionate release laws enable incarcerated people who are elderly, seriously ill, incapacitated-or some combination thereof-to obtain parole in order to receive treatment in a community setting and in the company of loved ones. In recent years, the number of older adults in U.S. prisons has soared, even as the overall prison population has declined. With them, the elderly bring increasingly demanding health and end-of-life care needs. However, prisons make insufficient use of these laws and policies. The result? Too many people end up dying in prison, at great human cost and great cost to taxpayers. In this report, Vera outlines a case study of medical parole in New York State and makes practical recommendations that can guide New York-and other states across the country-in making full use of their compassionate release laws.

Details: New York: Vera Institute of Justice, 2018. 44p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 7, 2018 at: https://storage.googleapis.com/vera-web-assets/downloads/Publications/medical-parole-new-york-state/legacy_downloads/a-question-of-compassion-full-report_180501_154111.pdf

Year: 2018

Country: United States

URL: https://storage.googleapis.com/vera-web-assets/downloads/Publications/medical-parole-new-york-state/legacy_downloads/a-question-of-compassion-full-report_180501_154111.pdf

Shelf Number: 150085

Keywords:
Compassionate Release
Medical Parole
Parole