LEGALST 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Incarceration In The United States, Sentencing Reform Act, Geriatrics
23 Jan 2020
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South carolina (sc) 24-21-715: parole for terminally ill, geriatric or permanently disabled inmates. From 1987-2009, the united states" prison population tripled due to tough sentence policies. This resulted in longer prison terms and consequently an increase in geriatric inmates (justice). Specifically, as south carolina"s (sc) prison population aged rapidly from. 1999-2007, age-related medical expenditures increased (justice), and sc jurisdictions struggled to manage costs and prison conditions. To address these issues, sc legislature introduced the sentencing reform. Commission (src), which evaluated parole and sentencing policies. As a result, in 2008, src and the pew center of the states implemented the omnibus crime reduction and sentencing. The reform goals reducing prison population, decreasing recidivism, providing fair sentences, and improving public safety were addressed primarily through new parole regulations. Upon petition by the department of corrections, sc"s parole authorizes sc parole board to consider eligible people for prison release: terminally ill, permanently incapacitated, or geriatric.
