“No one wants to die alone”: Incarcerated patients’ knowledge and attitudes about early medical release

Deaths among incarcerated individuals have steadily increased in the United States, exceeding 5,000 in 2014. Nearly every state has a policy to allow patients with serious life-limiting illness to apply for release from prison or jail to die in the community ( “early medical release”). Although studies show these policies are rarely used, patient-level barriers to their use are unknown.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - December 26, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Alexa Kanbergs, Cyrus Ahalt, Irena Stijacic Cenzer, R. Sean Morrison, Brie A. Williams Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research