Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Int J Prison Health. 2023 Mar 16;19(1):77-87. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-09-2021-0095. Epub 2022 Jul 14.
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 of State and Federal compassionate release programs, this mechanism for release remains underutilized. Health-care professionals are central to the process of recommending compassionate release, but few resources exist to support these efforts. The purpose of this paper is to provide a guide for health-care professionals requesting compassionate release for patients who are incarcerated.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: This study is stepwise guide for health-care professionals requesting compassionate release for patients who are incarcerated.
This study describes the role of the health-care professional in requesting compassionate release and offers guidance to help them navigate the process of preparing a medical declaration or request for compassionate release.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: No prior publications have created a step-wise guide of this nature to aid health-care professionals through the compassionate release process.
同情释放是一种允许提前释放或假释一些高龄、患有绝症、需要复杂医疗护理或严重功能下降的被监禁者的程序。尽管州和联邦的同情释放计划有所扩大，但这种释放机制仍未得到充分利用。医疗保健专业人员是建议同情释放的核心，但几乎没有资源来支持这些努力。本文的目的是为医疗保健专业人员为被监禁的患者申请同情释放提供指南。
设计/方法/方法：这是一份逐步指南，供医疗保健专业人员为被监禁的患者申请同情释放。
本研究描述了医疗保健专业人员在申请同情释放方面的作用，并提供了指导，帮助他们了解准备医疗声明或申请同情释放的过程。
原创性/价值：以前没有出版物创建过这种性质的分步指南，以帮助医疗保健专业人员通过同情释放过程。
