DLNews Staff:

Donating organs to shorten prison time could soon become a reality in the US.

Massachusetts - Prisoners in the US state could soon have the opportunity to reduce their sentence time. In return, prison inmates would be required to donate their organs or bone marrow. 

That's according to a bill introduced by two Democrats. According to the bill, an "organ and bone marrow donation program" would be set up.

If incarcerated individuals participate in this program, they would have the option of reducing the length of their sentence by a minimum of 60 days and a maximum of 365 days. In addition, the bill establishes a new committee with five members to oversee the program and decide eligibility for participation.

Likewise, this committee would regulate how much bone marrow would be donated for the sentence to be shortened.

It would also address the problem of long waiting lists for organ transplants. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 100,000 people are currently waiting for an organ donation in the United States, with nearly 59,000 on active waiting lists.

Critics, however, have expressed doubts about the proposed law, saying they are concerned about possible coercion of prison inmates. In addition, inmates would then have to be transferred to hospitals because many prisons had inadequate medical care.