Joshua S. Long

Appendix

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LWOP in Five States

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter looks closely at five states: Texas, Michigan, California, Florida, and Pennsylvania, to explain how population changes over time will impact their ability to pay for life-sentencing decisions made decades ago.

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Assessing Arguments for and against MAID in Prison

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter describes the results of the first national public opinion poll of US citizens asking them if they support MAID practices in carceral settings. While the majority (54%) supported MAID for terminally ill patients outside of a prison, 49% supported MAID …

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Index

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Two Trains Going Downhill toward Each Other

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This final chapter explains how the concept of total institutions is not applicable when it comes to medical rights, but it is possible that we can alleviate many of the moral and ethical objections to MAID in prison by reforming our correctional …

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Foreword

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Preface

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The preface introduces our readers to the reality of aging and dying in prison and speculates that some prisoners will be eligible for medically assisted death in the near future.

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Living and Dying in Prison

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter explains how the “pains of imprisonment” influence the mental health of prisoners and may contribute to their decision to commit suicide. Mortality statistics are presented to inform readers of the causes of death in correctional facilities, and a survival analysis …

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International Use of MAID

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter summarizes the legal requirements for medically assisted death in European nations and in Canada. We summarize statistics on the various forms of euthanasia in these countries and consider whether they are applicable in the United States.

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If Death Is Different, What about Life Imprisonment?

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter explains how life-without-parole sentences were designed to be a humane alternative to the death penalty, but this resulted in more than 50,000 prisoners being sentences to a “hopeless” life sentence. We argue that these prisoners will be the most likely …

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The Ken of the Courts

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter explains the principle of equivalence in medical rights between prisoners and the free public and argues that MAID will be authorized for prisoners on the grounds that depriving them of this option is unconstitutional.

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MAID in the USA

James W. Marquart, Joshua S. Long

This chapter examines the development of MAID practices in the United States and summarizes the key court rulings that extended eligibility of MAID to terminally ill patients in some jurisdictions, such as California.

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