PDF Everywhere and Nowhere: Compassionate Release in the States – District of Columbia
The District of Columbia provides three forms of compassionate release to incarcerated individuals with serious medical conditions and incarcerated individuals who are older: Compassionate Release, Medical and Geriatric Suspension of Sentence, and Medical and Geriatric Parole. This memo summarizes the regulations and requirements of these programs, including the categories of release, eligibility criteria, the decision-making process, post-decision topics, and reporting.