XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX to prison over-crowding and subsequent XXXXXX spent is XXX XXXX that XXXX XXX-XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX sentenced XX life terms XXXX XXXX were XXXXX young. These XXXXXXXXX are XXX XXXXXXX, XXX typically, XXXX XXXXX occurs so XXXX XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXX care XXX even XXXXXX Medicare covers the cost of XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX over 65, it does XXX XXXXX those who XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX, XXXX). According XX a XXXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX’s Inspector XXXXXXX, elderly inmates often XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, such as lower bunks, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX and XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX (XXXXXX of XXXXX, 2016). As one could imagine, XXXXXX XXXXXX citizens XXX paying XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX to care XXX XXX elderly who are XXXXXXXXXXXX, but that figure XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX administration XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX compassionate release XXXXXXX, XXXXX XX a XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX for XXX XXXXX release of incarcerated XXXXXX XXX are XXXXX or terminally ill (XXX, XXXX). Not XXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX release program eliminate over-XXXXXXXX, it XXXXX XXXX to mitigate XXX XXXXXXXXXX amounts of XXX dollars currently used for these XXX-dangerous XXXXXXXXX.
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX release program XX XXX just for XXX XXXXXXX, it XXX be used XXX terminally ill patients XXX XXXX no XXXXXX XX themselves or others. As it XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX are forced to pay for those offenders who are XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX mandatory XXXXXXXXX, XXXX harsher than XX XXXX XXXXX XXXX committed XXXXXX. XXXX age XXX develop life-XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, often requiring XXXX XX XXXXX a XXX. A perfect XXXXXXX XX XXX XXXX of Michael XXXXXX. Back in XXX XXXX XXXX, XXXXXX was XXXXXXXXX XX XX years in XXXXXX XXXXXX been charged with XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX XX marijuana XXX XXXXXXXXXX a gun. During XXX incarceration, he XXX diagnosed XXXX liver XXXXXX XXX XXXX became bed-XXXXXX. XXXXXXX requesting XXXXXXX XXXXX for XXX XXXXXXXXXX release program, he was denied and XXXXXXXXXX died in prison (XXXXXXX, 2015). This gentleman had to XX XXXXXX in and out XX XXX XXX, XX XXXX as in and out XX his wheelchair, XXXX possible XXXXXX could he XXXX XXXXX? XX merely wanted XX die XXXXXXXXXX by a XXXXXX XXXX loved him. XXXXX policies, XXXX referred XX to an XXXXX XXXXXXX release or medical parole, XXXXX in nearly every state though it XX rarely utilized, even in XXXXXXX cases. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX that XX XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX's longest-serving female inmate, who was XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX despite having XXXXXXXX brain cancer XXX only XXXXXXXXX to live six XXXXXX. XXXXX, a Charles XXXXXX follower, began her prison XXXXXXXX in 1971, XXX XXX murder XX an XXXXXXX, XXXXXX Tate. XXXXXX her time XXXXXX XXXX, XXX XXXXXX a XXXX-again XXXXXXXXX XXX became a model inmate, working to aid XX-XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX of XXXXXXX XXXXXX and homeless children. In XXXXX XX XXXX, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX cancer XXX two XXXXXX later, XXXXXXX predicted she would only live for six XXXXXX. In XXXX XX the same year, Atkins applied XXX compassionate leave and was denied in a unanimous vote. XXX months later XXX XXXXXXXXX XX her XXXXXXX, still in XXXXXX (XX-Manson, 2009). XXX XXXX wonder XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX of tax XXXXXXX XX terminally ill patients when XXXX can be released. Obviously, XXXXX XXXXX no threat XX herself or XXXXXX else. XX course, XXX XXXXX XXXX is XX XXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX case but for XXX ones XXXX XXX, some implementation XX XXXXXX needs XX XX put in place that XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX die with XXXXXXX XXXXXXX prison XXXXX and XXXXXXXX XX tax dollars can XX saved.
XXXXXXX medical doctors XXXX XXXXXXX there needs to be some XXXXXX of XXX policy. One, in XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX, MD, XXXXXX, “Current compassionate XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX are failing to XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX ill prisoners who no XXXXXX pose a threat to society, XXXXXXX huge financial XXXXXXX XX state XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX national crisis XX XXXXXX overcrowding,”. Unfortunately, the number XX applications XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX that XXX XXXXXXXXX annually for compassionate XXXXXXX XX unknown XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX die XXXXXX XXX burdensome review process XXXXX XXX take months XXX sometimes XXXXX (Fernandez, 2011). Though XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX started in XXXX, it XX XXXX in the past several years XXXX it is XXXXX discussed XXXX publicly. XX fact, a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX of XXXXXXXX is urging XXX Federal Bureau of XXXXXXX (XXX) XXXXXXXX, Thomas XXXX, and XXXXXX Attorney XXXXXXX, Rod Rosenstein, XX review and explain XXXXX XXXXX to follow recommendations from the Department of Justice Inspector General to expand the XXX of XXXXXXXXXXXXX release (Tillis, XXXX). Because of the XXXXXXXX reports XXXX show how XXX use XX the program would XXXX millions in XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, perhaps facilities will XXXXXXXX XXX use XX the policy XXXX often.
In XXXXXXXXXX, over-crowded prisons not only XXXXXX in XXXXXXX amounts XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX it XXXXXXXX XXX a XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX as XXXX. XXXX-XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX conditions are compromised, XXXXXX XXXX inhumane. XX addition, when XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXX likely XX XXXXXX XXXX irritable and aggressive towards one another, which can lead XX XXXXX and possible assaults on XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX staff. XXXXX, XXXX-crowding XX the XXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, politics, XXX even XXXXXX. XX voters in XXX United States, we XXX play a role in how XXX-violent XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX (XXXXX, 2010). XX finding XXXXXXXXXXX methods for XXX-XXXXXXX offenders XX XXXX XXX ability to reduce the XXXXXX population and XXXX XXX dollars XX XXX XXXX XXXX.
Ethics
Based XX the NASW XXXX of XXXXXX, there XXX XXXXXXX ethical dilemmas that XXXXXX to XXX overcrowded XXXXXX XXXXXX and the XXXX costs XXXXXXXXXX with XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX non-XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX the epitome of an ethical dilemma XXXX in the case XX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX. A father XX XXXXX, Jackson XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX without XXXXXX for a XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX conspiracy because he XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXX drugs to pay for a XXXX-saving XXXX marrow transplant XXX XXXXX medical XXXXXXXXXX for XXX sick XXX (“A XXXXXX XXXXX”, XXXX). Clearly, XX. Jackson XXXX the XXXXX choice XXX what he felt XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXX other options available. XX this XXXX, I would XXX there is XX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX be XXXXXXXXXX perfect. XX one hand we have a XXXXXXXXX who broke XXX law, XXXXXXX, he XXXXX that law in order to XXXX his XXXXX XXXXX. Now, not only XXX he not XXXXXXXXXX his goal of XXXXXXX money for XXX medicines his XXX XXXXXX, he XXX also XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX the XXXXXXX XX XXXX XXX family XX XXX.
Additionally, having the terminally ill and elderly XXXXXX our prison XXXXXXX XXXXXXX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX officials because XX the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX needed to XXXX XXX them. XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX with caring for the elderly, alternative methods of XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX not being XXXXXXXXXX explored. A logical solution XXXXX XX to XXXXXX or release inmates XXX XXX XXX-XXXXXXX and unable XX XXXX XXX themselves, XXX XX are XXXXXX in a catch-22 of XXX own making. XXXXXXXXXX, a XXXXXXXXXXX part of correctional XXXXXXXXXX is excessively filled XXXX elderly XXXXXXXXX XXX are XXXXX physically and mentally XXXXXX, because XX the XXXX of care available. Social XXXXXXX who work in corrections XXXX XXX responsibility and ample XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX the unethical treatment of their XXXXXXX. In fact, our XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXX XX to XXXXXXXX XXX facilities XXXX are cooperative XXXX XXX clear understanding of XXXXXX justice.
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