MA-Clemency hearing for man jailed 45 years, maintains innocence, scheduled this week. October 5, 2026.
NJ-Change sought to expand eligibility for NJ compassionate release | NJ Spotlight News. September 17, 2026.
National- Nowhere to Go: Sick inmates on compassionate release are often barred from nursing homes. September 15, 2026.
GUANTANMO BAY-Guantanamo Bay now a 'geriatric prison' after nearly 25 years. September 12, 2026.
NY- Sick and elderly, some NY prisoners still can’t get medical parole. September 8, 2026.
NJ- NJ panel says more terminally ill inmates should be eligible for release • New Jersey Monitor. Aug 11, 2026.
CA-The Elderly “7-Ups” Enduring Indefinite Incarceration - Solitary Watch. August 7, 2026.
WA-‘We Are Such a Punitive Country’: America’s ‘Death by Incarceration’ Machine. August 1, 2026
National- America’s Crisis of “Death by Incarceration” | The Nation. July 31, 2026.
David Black- DC-'I was convicted of a crime I did not do' | Man fights for his exoneration after serving 26 years for a 1997 DC homicide. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/legal/man-fights-clear-conviction-1997-dc-homicide-crime-murder-innocent-guilty-david-black/65-d4a9d426-5c11-45f6-ac59-abc21feaaab9. July 28, 2026.
David Black- DC-He served 26 years in prison. Then a key witness recanted. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/07/25/he-served-26-years-prison-then-key-witness-recanted/. July 25, 2026.
Michael Boone-NY-Sentenced to years for a $10 robbery, but now he is fighting for his life.https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/07/23/sentenced-to-years-for-a-10-robbery-but-now-he-is-fighting-for-his-life/. July 23, 2026.
WI-Brothers file civil lawsuit after being exonerated for 1987 murder. https://fox11online.com/news/local/brothers-file-civil-lawsuit-after-being-exonerated-for-1987-murder-robert-david-bintz-sandra-lison-wisconsin-richard-luell-evidence-tampering. July 13, 2026.
National-Severely Ill Prisoners Granted Early Release Are Left Stuck Behind Bars. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/sick-prisoners-compassionate-release-parole-long-term-care-hawaii/. July 21, 2026.
MA-Compassion for dying prisoners is also a bargain. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/15/opinion/massachusetts-prisons-medical-parole/. June 16, 2026.
TX-Judge recommends medical parole for inmate who had been on Texas death row for 47 years. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/10/clarence-curtis-jordan-compassionate-release-recommendation/. June 10, 2026.
National- American prisons are turning into nursing homes. Medical and geriatric parole offer a solution. https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/american-prisons-are-turning-into-nursing-homes-medical-and-geriatric-parole-offer-a-solution/. June 1, 2026.
PA- Men Who Spent 28 Years in Prison in Death of Elderly Widow Have Convictions Overturned Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham and Rasheed Smith were set free after decades behind bars. People. May 27, 2026.
PA-Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy Prison - WHYY
NY-Former Prosecutor Says Tough-on-Crime Sentencing Has Harmed Elderly Prisoners. Former Prosecutor Says Tough-on-Crime Sentencing Has Harmed Elderly Prisoners - Davis Vanguard. April 26, 2026.
CA-Releasing elderly inmates from women’s prisons is smart state policy | Opinion. Releasing elders from women’s prisons is safe, smart policy | Sacramento Bee. April 23, 2026.
WI-Aging prison population drives Wisconsin corrections costs. Aging prison population drives Wisconsin corrections costs. April 21, 2026.
NY-US Criminal Justice System Urged to Rethink Aging Prisoners’ Sentences. US Criminal Justice System Urged to Rethink Aging Prisoners' Sentences - Davis Vanguard. April 20, 2026.
Reparations- U.S. is one of three countries to vote against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity'. March 26, 2026.
OK-Oklahoma lawmakers could change how prisoners get medical parole. Oklahoma lawmakers could change how prisoners get medical parole. March 24, 2026.
National-Mercy or Money: How to Grapple with a Rapidly Aging Prison Population. How States Are Grappling with an Aging Prison Population | The Marshall Project. March 17, 2026.
CA-California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons. California Spends $300 Million a Year Incarcerating Older Women - The Appeal . March 17, 2026
PA- Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support • Pennsylvania Capital-Star. February 19, 2026.
NJ-Graying prison population spikes health care costs, drives ‘budget squeeze’. February 17, 2026.
OK-Oklahoma’s aging prison population drives up incarceration costs. Oklahoma's aging prison population drives up incarceration costs - Newson6.com. January 14, 2026.
National- Elderly men sentenced to life in prison reflect on the reality of ‘hope’ and growing old behind bars. January 14, 2026.
