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Iowa lawmakers consider compassionate release program for terminally ill inmates
February 4, 2026
An incarcerated person diagnosed with a terminal illness could be released to a care facility or home setting under a bill advanced by an Iowa House subcommittee.
House Study Bill 314 would require that each case be reviewed by the Iowa Board of Parole. Victims of the offender could submit input, and people released for medical reasons would still be under supervision.