MassLive July 10th, 2019 By Shira Schoenberg Since Massachusetts created a medical parole program in April 2018, the state has approved only four requests to release terminally ill prisoners. Now, new rules being considered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security could limit the pool of eligible prisoners even further. Speaking at a public […]
Koutoujian and Walker: Compassionate release programs are good public policy
June 22, 2017 Metrowest Daily News By Sheriff Peter Koutoujian and Leslie Walker We believe it is time for Massachusetts to join the list of 45 states and the federal government who have instituted Extraordinary Medical Placement, Medical Parole or Compassionate Release programs. Our incarcerated population is aging, and the graying of corrections has brought with it […]