Sick And Dying In Prison While Covid Looms: Prisoners Ask For Medical Parole But Rarely Get Released

There are countless incarcerated people in New York State, struggling with serious illness, some are even in prison hospice -- dying.  If you have a terminal illness, or are so sick that you’re no longer a danger to society, you may qualify for what’s called medical parole. WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez says it’s rarely granted, even in the middle of a world pandemic, where COVID-19 has continued to spread inside prisons.