Lynn Espejo got compassionate release in 2021 -- but there is no way she can forget the women she left behind. Listen to what she's doing with her second chance to make her family and her community stronger.
#FreeToSucceed #CompassionateRelease
On #NationalCaregiversDay, we honor incarcerated caregivers providing crucial care without training or pay. They clean, feed, comfort, and advocate in prisons' gaps.
Support #CompassionateRelease for dignified care. #IncarceratedCaregivers https://pulse.ly/cehfif5htp
"Emotional testimonies from survivors highlight the urgent need for 'Lexi's Law' to prevent violent offenders from receiving early geriatric release, but critics warn of unintended consequences for vulnerable inmates."
Learn more here
#VA #CitizenPortal #CompassionateRelease #VictimsRights
Please write North Carolina Senators or the Governor and demand that Imam Jamil Al-Amin be given a Compassionate Release or a Medical Pardon, so that he can spend the last days of his life with his family. #compassionaterelease #medicalpardon #freeimamjamil #freejamilalamin #freehrapbrown
Is your state doing enough for compassionate release?
Take the time to learn about the laws that give second chances.
Educate yourself here: https://pulse.ly/szj9hktqbf
#CompassionateRelease
Is your state doing enough for compassionate release?
Take the time to learn about the laws that give second chances.
Educate yourself here: https://pulse.ly/rr3gpmxzx2
#CompassionateRelease
Independent Articles Compassionate Release and COVID-19: Analyzing Inconsistent Applications of the First Step Act by Federal Courts Helen Mooney1, Kayla Larkin2 and Mara Howard-Williams2 1Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT and 2United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant health threat to people in corrections facilities due to communal living, inability to social distance, and high rates of comorbidity among incarcerated populations. Combined with the First Step Act of 2018, which granted incarcerated individuals seeking compassionate release access to the courts, the pandemic increased the number of people in federal prisons petitioning for early release due to health risk. Analysis of federal compassionate release case law throughout the pandemic reveals inconsistent judicial reasoning related to COVID-19-based requests. Inconsistently interpreted compassionate release factors include vaccination status, COVID- 19 reinfection, and the“degree” of extraordinary circumstances considered. Varied application among federal districts produced inequitable access to compassionate release. Therefore, this analysis provides insight into how an unclear policy can create disparate public health outcomes and considerations for compassionate release determinations in future times of uncertainty, such as a pandemic. Keywords: compassionate release; COVID-19; law; incarceration; policy
New open-access on FirstView: "Compassionate Release and COVID-19: Analyzing Inconsistent Applications of the First Step Act by Federal Courts" by Helen Mooney of
@yalesph.bsky.social, Kayla Larkin and Mara Howard-Williams.
#CompassionateRelease #COVID-19
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Maryland is on the brink of a transformative change in its parole system, with a new bill expanding medical and geriatric parole eligibility to better support vulnerable individuals.
Learn more here
#MD #AgingInPrison #CompassionateRelease #CriminalJusticeReform #MarylandParole #CitizenPortal
"First Step Act created huge sentencing disparities: some prisoners now serve decades less for same crimes. @SCOTUS must decide if courts can consider these changes when evaluating #compassionaterelease. Fairness vs. legal technicality at stake. #CriminalJustice"
"Striking stat: First Step Act means someone sentenced today for drug/firearm offenses could face decades less prison time than pre-2018. Yet courts split 4-6 on whether this matters for #compassionaterelease. #SentencingReform highlights legal complexity."
Tennessee's House Bill 36 could transform the lives of terminally ill inmates by allowing them to spend their final days outside prison walls—will compassion win over controversy?
Read the full story
#TN #TennesseeInmates #PrisonReform #CompassionateRelease #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety
@cnn.com #FreeLeonardPeltier #CompassionateRelease
But what about #CompassionateRelease for #LeonardPeltier. @amnesty-de.bsky.social Amnesty International USA urged Biden to grant clemency/freedom for #Peltier
FAMM's "Grading the States" offers report cards evaluating each state’s compassionate release program, focusing on support for incarcerated individuals who are medically vulnerable, aging, or terminally ill.
Take a look at the report below!
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#CompassionateRelease
#EnfOfLife #CompassionateRelease
R (RK) v Secretary of State for Justice [2024] EWHC 3390 (Admin)
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In less than 3 years Stephan has lost weight and aged tremendously. @fammfoundation.bsky.social #compassionaterelease #elderly #justice famm.org/seriously-il...
All They Want For The Holidays Is for Their Loved Ones To Come Home From Prison by @LVikkiml #clemencynow #abolishDBI #dropLWOP #AbolishJLWOP #parolejustice #elderparole #compassionaterelease
Majority of US voters want President Biden to use his clemency powers to keep out of Federal prison people deemed safe for release. by @ACLU #clemencynow #abolishDBI #dropLWOP #AbolishJLWOP #parolejustice #elderparole #compassionaterelease
Excessive prison sentences & stingy release policies in Louisiana & across US result in costly, counterproductive & cruel incarceration of elderly Americans. #AbolishJLWOP #abolishDBI #dropLWOP #clemencynow #parolejustice #elderparole #compassionaterelease
Incarcerated Seniors Deserve A Chance To Come Home For The Holidays by @saleemholbrook of @AbolitionistLC & @TowardAbolition #elderparole #clemencynow #compassionaterelease #abolishDBI #dropLWOP #Abolish JLWOP #parolejustice #parolejusticePA
Pennsylvanians want more compassion & end to costly, counterproductive & cruel incarceration. w/ @saleemholbrook of @AbolitionistLC & @TowardAbolition #compassionaterelease #abolishDBI #dropLWOP #elderparole #parolejustice #parolejusticePA #clemencynow
57 Years In A Cage Is Long Enough by @ClintSmithIII #AbolishJLWOP #abolishDBI #dropLWOP #clemencynow #parolejustice #elderparole #compassionaterelease w/ @paroleproject @SentencingProj
