The aging prison population: Causes, costs, and consequences State and federal governments spend increasingly more money on consistently inadequate healthcare for their growing populations of older adults. While most studies on the steep costs of incarcerating older people date back at least a decade, their findings are consistently dramatic. For example, in California prisons in the 1990s, the state spent three times as much money to incarcerate an older person than someone of any other age group.
State and federal governments spend increasingly more money on consistently inadequate healthcare for their growing populations of older adults. While most studies on the steep costs of incarcerating older people date back at least a decade, their findings are consistently dramatic. For example, in California prisons in the 1990s, the state spent three times as much money to incarcerate an older person than someone of any other age group.
Incarcerated women face challenges in accessing menstrual hygiene productsA new study has shown that among incarcerated women, many have to trade or barter to access menstrual hygiene products. The study, which...
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...
Community Mental Health Services May Support Reducing Jail Populations The Stepping Up Initiative — supported by NACo, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation and the Council of State Governments...
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