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End-Of-Life In Prison Symposium Report, Adelina Iftene, Crystal Dieleman, Hanna Garson
End-Of-Life In Prison Symposium Report, Adelina Iftene, Crystal Dieleman, Hanna Garson
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In 2016, the Canadian Parliament passed “An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)” (S.C. 2016, c. 3). This statute decriminalized providing medical assistance to the dying in a defined set of circumstances. The Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) was also amended: section 19 now reads “(1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply to a death that results from an inmate receiving medical assistance in dying, as defined in section 241.1 that Act.”
Pursuant to these amendments, this meeting focused on issues that may arise in implementing MAiD in …
The Case For A New Compassionate Release Statutory Provision, Adelina Iftene
The Case For A New Compassionate Release Statutory Provision, Adelina Iftene
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In the last decade there has been a steady growth in the number of federally incarcerated people aging in prisons. These individuals have a long list of medical needs while they present low risk to communities. However, this category of people tends to spend more time in prison than their younger counterparts and face difficulties in being released. Using original empirical data, as well as the existing literature, I argue that a high number of these individuals need to be released through a compassionate release mechanism. This article has two purposes. One is to show that compassionate release does not …
The Case For A New Compassionate Release Statutory Provision, Adelina Iftene
The Case For A New Compassionate Release Statutory Provision, Adelina Iftene
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In the last decade there has been a steady growth in the number of federally incarcerated people aging in prisons. These individuals have a long list of medical needs while they present low risk to communities. However, this category of people tends to spend more time in prison than their younger counterparts and face difficulties in being released. Using original empirical data, as well as the existing literature, I argue that a high number of these individuals need to be released through a compassionate release mechanism. This article has two purposes. One is to show that compassionate release does not …
The Pains Of Incarceration: Aging, Rights, And Policy In Federal Penitentiaries, Adelina Iftene
The Pains Of Incarceration: Aging, Rights, And Policy In Federal Penitentiaries, Adelina Iftene
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The number of aging people in prison has been on the rise in the last few decades. Their heightened needs place burdens on correctional institutions that have not been encountered before. This article presents the results of a study conducted with 197 older prisoners. This study’s findings identify issues raised by chronic pain in older prisoners and the management of this pain in a prison setting. Correctional Service Canada (CSC) does not acknowledge older prisoners as a vulnerable prison group, and correctional policies thus tend not to include age (and its implications) as a variable worthy of consideration. Data from …