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The goal is to help save lives of people waiting to get a transplant, as well as reduce the amount of overincarceration in prisons and jails.

BOSTON — Massachusetts House Representatives Bud L. Williams , Russell E. Holmes , Judith A. Garcia and Carlos González are cosponsoring a bill which, if passed, would allow prisoners the chance to reduce their sentences.

Medical Director of the Department of Corrections or their designeeBone Marrow and Organ Donation Specialist from a hospital within the CommonwealthTwo Governor appointment officials to serve three-year terms Researchers with the Health Resources & Services Administration also found while 17 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant, over 100,000 sit patiently on the national transplant waiting list.

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