Massachusetts prisoners may get shorter sentences for organ donations

A new bill proposes that prisoners get at least two months off their sentences for donating bone marrow or organs

Prisoners in Massachusetts may soon have the option to get their sentences reduced in exchange for donating their organs or bone marrow if a proposed law is passed in the US state.

A new bill with the aim of establishing an organ and donation program within the state’s department of corrections has been proposed by two state lawmakers – both Democrats.