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Compassionate release program may assist state prison inmates with early release from prison

By Walin & Klarich

Of the various ways California prisoners may try to be released from confinement early, only a few capable Southern California criminal defense lawyers are aware of a method called compassionate release. Prisoners are occasionally freed from prison if it can be show that they have six months or less to live, and that they no longer present a threat to society. The program is designed to ensure that prisoners who are terminally ill are no longer punished through imprisonment. Unfortunately, compassionate release is not commonly granted, with only about a dozen prisoners per year being released early under the program. However, due to California prisons inability to provide adequate medical treatment to the prison population, it is anticipated by many that the number of prisoners granted compassionate release will rise in the coming years...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on November 30, 2008 (boomark / email).