Older Adults and Reentry: "Pretend Freedom"

At least 17,000 adults age 50 and older have been released from Illinois prisons since 2014, and thousands more are in line to come out soon. Older adults are less likely to reoffend than their younger counterparts but face more hurdles to successful reentry.

https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/prisons-and-jails/2023/older-adults-prison-reentry/

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Older Adults and Reentry: "Pretend Freedom"

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