UNOS, the organization which oversees organ donation in the USA, has strict policies in place which do not permit a donor who has been coerced or offered some tangible incentive in exchange for donation.  I don’t see how this policy can possibly permit such a scheme as offering incarcerated prisoners early release in exchange for undergoing very serious surgery.

Also, the prison population is notoriously high-risk for the extent of drug and/or alcohol abuse, and other risky behaviours which can lead to AIDS, hepatitis, and other communicable diseases.  A person receiving an organ donation is already extremely ill and certainly does not need more disease, particularly at a time when they are on massive immunosuppressive therapy in order to prevent rejection of the new organ.

As a person in need of a liver transplant, I say, “Thanks, but NO THANKS!!!”

Maybe we could use organ donation as a way to speed up capital punishment….

I thought about the disease factor too, but I do think it’s good that people are trying to be creative and proactive in finding solutions for a very serious problem.  One of my childhood sweethearts died waiting for a kidney that matched.  (None of his siblings did.)  It becomes all too real when you’re growing older and your friends don’t.

Helthy organs are sorely needed as long as they are removed and distributed ICW a legal plan.  However, I must agree with Carolyn - this kind of incentive is not reasonable. Inmates who volunteer to donate organs should be rewarded, but with sentence reduction. Having worked with prison inmates for many hears in three States, I can tell you that there are many ways to reward inmates who do “good things” for the society they have offended.