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In the beginning (of the webinar), compassionate release was mentioned. What is compassionate release?

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In the beginning (of the webinar), compassionate release was mentioned. What is compassionate release?

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A. Compassionate Release is really medical release or at least in the instance of looking at the Prison Reform Package. (Ann Schwartzman) A. I would at least like to address the term. Compassionate Release is a term that is very controversial in the victims’ service world and with victims. The terminology, Medical release, in fact, is the actual description of the type of release that is occurring. For that reason that particular term is often not utilized in describing the process. (Carol Lavery) A. Just a little historical comment: The compassionate release comes from the old Act, that’s where that terminology comes from. So it’s from the early 1900s.