House Bill 2190 Position:
In the waning days of one’s life, when one is, according to the necessary medical records, "suffering from an irreversible terminal condition, disease or syndrome, and who is so debilitated or incapacitated that such prisoner is physically incapable of presenting a threat to society and is facing imminent death" (as the legislation says), that person should be able to apply for "medical parole" from prison.

- Especially when the victim, victim’s family, and police have the opportunity to comment as well.

- Especially when having committed one of a host of what would be considered the most egregious offenses disqualifies one from such medical parole eligibility.

- Especially when it’s in the parole board’s discretion to deny such parole.

- Especially when one released on such parole remains under the jurisdiction of the parole board, and may have that parole revoked for violating its terms.

- Especially when the local police are made aware of the situation.