CBS:

A new bill proposed on Beacon Hill would allow Massachusetts prisoners to donate their organs for reduced sentences.

The legislation would give people anywhere from 60 days to a year off their prison sentence “on the condition that the incarcerated individual has donated bone marrow or organ(s).”

The “act to establish the Massachusetts incarcerated individual bone marrow and organ donation program” is sponsored by Democratic Reps. Judith Garcia, of Chelsea, and Carlos Gonzalez of Springfield.

They say it would “restore bodily autonomy to incarcerated folks” and expand the pool of donors, especially for people of color who struggle to find a match.

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