Motions for Compassionate Release Nationwide

Less than a fifth of all motions for compassionate releases from federal prisons were granted thus far during the 2020 and 2021 calendar years.

Compassionate releases are considered for incarcerated individuals inside federal district courts across the United States and its territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Virgin Islands.
Chart: Gabriel Pietrorazio, Capital News Service Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission