Prisons try to adjust as their inmate population grows olderThe number of elderly Americans serving time in prison has skyrocketed in recent decades. In 1991, for example, just 3% of the men and women behind bars in state and federal prisons were 55 or older. Over the course of three decades, that percentage of elderly prisoners has grown to 15%. That's led to climbing costs for prisons as they deal with the more advanced medical needs of the incarcerated. Sarah Lehr of Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
The number of elderly Americans serving time in prison has skyrocketed in recent decades. In 1991, for example, just 3% of the men and women behind bars in state and federal prisons were 55 or older. Over the course of three decades, that percentage of elderly prisoners has grown to 15%. That's led to climbing costs for prisons as they deal with the more advanced medical needs of the incarcerated. Sarah Lehr of Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
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