Compassionate Release Policy Reform: Physicians as Advocates for Human Dignity.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "AMA journal of ethics"
DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.peer2-1709
Abstract: A rapidly aging correctional population has led to an increasing number of patients with serious progressive and terminal illnesses in correctional settings. "Compassionate release" describes a range of policies offering early release or parole to… read more here.
Keywords: compassionate release; human dignity; patients serious; release policy ... See more keywords
Access and utilization of compassionate release in state departments of corrections
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Mortality"
DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2020.1750357
Abstract: ABSTRACT Compassionate release (CR) is touted as an ethical and cost-effective mechanism for releasing older adults or individuals with life-limiting illness from prison and reducing prison overcrowding. However, little is known regarding the monitoring practices… read more here.
Keywords: state; compassionate release; access; persons eligible ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and the reimaging of compassionate release
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International journal of prisoner health"
DOI: 10.1108/ijph-08-2021-0072
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical overview of compassionate release policies in the USA and describe how these policies have been used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors then… read more here.
Keywords: compassionate release; covid pandemic; release; release policies ... See more keywords
A stepwise guide for healthcare professionals requesting compassionate release for patients who are incarcerated.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International journal of prisoner health"
DOI: 10.1108/ijph-09-2021-0095
Abstract: PURPOSE Compassionate release is a process that allows for the early release or parole of some incarcerated people of advanced age, with life-limiting illness, complex medical care needs or significant functional decline. Despite the expansion… read more here.
Keywords: health; requesting compassionate; care; release ... See more keywords
Dying for a change: a systematic review of compassionate release policies.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International journal of prisoner health"
DOI: 10.1108/ijph-11-2021-0110
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to systematically review literature to investigate trends in compassionate release policies, facility implementation, barriers at both the incarcerated individual and institutional levels, as well as gaps in the… read more here.
Keywords: health; release policies; care; release ... See more keywords