ANYTHING BUT COMPASSION: THE CONFLICT BETWEEN EXHAUSTION AND COMPASSIONATE RELEASE

Cooney argues that exhaustion is contradictory to the purpose of compassionate release and is applied in an inconsistent and unfair manner. People are needlessly dying behind bars because of this policy. He identifies the legal framework governing compassionate release claims, including the pertinen...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American criminal law review 2024-01, Vol.61 (1), p.129
1. Verfasser: Cooney, Ciara N
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Zusammenfassung:Cooney argues that exhaustion is contradictory to the purpose of compassionate release and is applied in an inconsistent and unfair manner. People are needlessly dying behind bars because of this policy. He identifies the legal framework governing compassionate release claims, including the pertinent statutory provision, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A); the U.S. Sentencing Commission's policy guidance; the BOP's procedures; and the general exhaustion doctrine. He argues that the exhaustion, requirement of § 3582(c)(1)(A) is legally misapplied and generates inconsistent outcomes, fails to serve the policy goals of exhaustion, - and is contrary to the purpose of compassionate release. In light of these legal and policy failures, he proposes feasible actions by legislative, executive, judicial, and private actors to redress the harms caused by exhaustion in the compassionate release scheme.
ISSN:0164-0364