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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

Massachusetts prisoners may get shorter sentences for organ donations

An Alabama correctional facility.
Massachusetts is considering letting prisoners serve a reduced sentence if they donate organs or bone marrow. Photograph: Kim Chandler/AP

Prisoners in Massachusetts may soon have the option to get their sentences reduced in exchange for donating their organs or bone marrow if a proposed law is passed in the US state.

A new bill with the aim of establishing an organ and donation program within the state’s department of corrections has been proposed by two state lawmakers – both Democrats.

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