Long Story Short: The State Expanded Medical Parole Four Years Ago, but the Number of Medical Paroles Has Plummeted

Imagine a criminal.

Not a murderer sentenced to life without parole, but something bad: rape, assault, drug trafficking.

Imagine that the criminal was sentenced to many years of incarceration, and after decades in prison his body has begun to break down and die. He has years left on his sentence but only months left to live. A series of health emergencies have incurred huge costs and strained the resources of the prison where he is held…

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