Part of the U.S. legal system, compassionate release grants terminally ill inmates an early release from prison.

Overview

Compassionate release grants those inmates with a terminal illness or disease to be released from prison to spend their remaining days with family. Such illness or disease diagnosis must be validated and the inmate must have a life expectancy of less than a year typically. Compassionate release is also known as medical parole.

References

External Links

• 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A): Modification of an Imposed Term of Imprisonment
• 18 U.S.C. § 4205(g): Compassionate Release
• 28 CFR part 571, subpart G: Compassionate Release (Procedures for Implementation)
  
• Frequently Asked Questions About Compassionate Release
• Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Compassionate Release
• Extraordinary and Compelling: A Re-Examination of the Justifications for Compassionate Release

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See Also

• Medical parole
• California Medical Parole Bill
• Parole