District Of Columbia § 24-464 - Medical parole.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 24-464 — Medical parole., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-464. Medical parole.
24-464The Department shall identify permanently incapacitated and terminally ill inmates for consideration for medical parole based solely on medical documentation. The Department shall forward an application and documentation in support of parole eligibility to the Board within 15 days of receipt of an application. The documentation shall include information concerning the inmate’s medical history and prognosis, institutional behavior and adjustment, and criminal history. The inmate or inmate’s representative may submit an application to the Board.
Whenever it shall appear to the Board that because of a medical condition an inmate is permanently incapacitated or terminally ill, and the inmate’s parole is not incompatible with the welfare of society, the Board may authorize the inmate’s release on medical parole upon terms and conditions as the Board shall from time to time prescribe.
The Board shall make a determination whether to grant medical parole within 15 days of receipt of an application and supporting documentation from the Department.
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Section 24-464 ("Medical parole.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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