Age & Long Sentence
You are 50 + years and have already served 20 + years OR 60+ years old and have already served 25+ years.
Who Qualifies
Eligibility criteria for compassionate release.
Compassionate release is available to California incarcerated people who meet specific medical, age, or rehabilitative criteria. We help families understand whether their loved one might qualify.
Serious Medical Illness
PC § 1172.2(b)(1) — Advanced Illness / End-of-Life Trajectory: Serious, advanced illness with an irreversible, declining trajectory, demonstrated by multi-system organ involvement (CKD, CAD, COPD) interacting dynamically with his cognitive and physical deterioration.
ADA Limitations
Crucially, total physical incapacitation or complete dependency is not required for compassionate release; rather, eligibility is established by the cumulative, compounding complications of their medical, mental, and mobility decline evaluated as a whole.
Low Risk to Public Safety
Under California Penal Code § 1172.2(b), the correct statutory language regarding public safety risk is 'an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety' (evaluated based on the person's current physical and/or mental condition).
Not sure if your loved one qualifies?
Start with our free phone consultation. We'll review the medical history, sentencing details, and circumstances to tell you honestly whether a compassionate release petition has a reasonable chance.