Elderly Inmates: Aging Prison Population Strains Tight State Budgets
NEW YORK — In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates – with their high rates of illness and infirmity – make up an ever increasing share of the prison population.
At a time of tight state budgets, it's a trend posing difficult dilemmas for policymakers. They must address soaring medical costs for these older inmates and ponder whether some can be safely released before their sentences expire.
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Elderly Inmates: Aging Prison Population Strains Tight State Budgets
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:30:49 GMT
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