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Review "Compassion and the Public Interest: Wisconsin's New Compassionate Release Legislation" in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that summarizes the arguments for and against confining sick and older adult prisoners in jail.
Include the following in your paper:
- Which of these arguments do you think have merit?
- What values underlie each position?
- How does medical parole or release fit into this discussion?
- Provide alternative solutions to the problem and discuss their overall impacts.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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Running head: COMPASSIONATE RELEASE FOR ELDERLY AND ILL INMATES 1
Compassionate Release for Elderly and Ill Inmates
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COMPASSIONATE RELEASE FOR ELDERLY AND ILL INMATES
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Compassionate Release for Elderly and Ill Inmates
The burgeoning cost of maintaining prisons in Wisconsin led to a review of the state’s
sentencing and parole policies. Consequently, the state adopted a policy which changed the
compassionate release standards for inmates in its correctional facilities. The policy saw more
people, particularly ill and elderly inmates, including those serving life sentences, become
eligible for the modification of their sentences and led to the streamlining of the procedure for
this process. While the changes were received positively by one faction, another group faulted
them for placing a financial burden on the families and communities to which the inmates are
released. This essay summarizes the arguments for and against the state’s compassionate release
legislation with regard to sick and older adults in prison, identifies the arguments which have
merit, the values underlining these positions, and provides alternative solutions to the problems
which necessitated the legislation.
Arguments for the Policy Change
Arguments against the confinement of elderly and sick prisoners support the new
compassionate release legislation. One such argument asserts that the policy...