Few released under NC law that allows seriously ill incarcerated people to spend their final days at home
08/15/25 at 03:00 AM
Few released under NC law that allows seriously ill incarcerated people to spend their final days at home
NC Health News; by Rachel Crumpler; 8/14/25
Advocates hoped 2023 eligibility changes would increase medical releases. So far, that hasn’t happened. North Carolina expanded its prison medical release eligibility in 2023 to allow more sick and aging incarcerated people to be released, but the number of approvals is still low. Since 2019, the Parole Commission has granted medical release to 67 people.
Guest Editor's note, Mark Cohen: Thank you for calling this interesting article to our attention.