Compassionate Release with Michele DiTomas, MD

Hospice physician, Michele DiTomas, works to help a dying man go home by navigating the bureaucratic obstacles of the criminal justice system. The podcast explores the challenges faced in providing end-of-life care to incarcerated individuals, the lack of constitutional level of care in prisons, and the need for systematic review of compassionate release programs. It also discusses the possibility of looking to other countries for inspiration on improving the criminal justice system and announces a storytelling contest for students and residents.