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The proposal, filed on Friday Jan. 20, would create a Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Program in which eligible incarcerated people would shave between 60 days and a year off of their sentence when they donate bone marrow or an organ.
All costs associated with the program would be covered by the institutions that receive the donated body parts and their affiliates. The costs of the program would not affect correctional facilities, the bill states.
The bill, officially titled HD.3822, plans for the creation of a Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Committee consisting of five members, including a correctional facility representative, two medical representatives, a bone marrow donation organization representative, and a representative from the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association.
The proposal was presented by Hampden Representative Carlos González and Suffolk Representative Judith A. Garcia.
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