Early-release window could double to 120 days for terminally ill inmates

Early-release window could double to 120 days for terminally ill inmates - American Press

By Izzy Wollfarth | LSU Manship School News Service A House committee voted 7-0 to advance a bill Tuesday that would allow terminally ill inmates to be released up to 120 days before their expected death, doubling the current 60-day window for early release. Under the current statute, considerations for early release apply only in situations where death is expected within 60 days of diagnosis or if a person is incapacitated. Rep. Jerome Zeringue…

Early-release window could double to 120 days for terminally ill inmates

BATON ROUGE, LA. (KLFY) – A House committee voted 7-0 to advance a bill Tuesday that would allow terminally ill inmates to be released up to 120 days before their expected death, doubling the current 60-day window for early release. Under the current statute, considerations for early release apply only in situations where death is [...]