Are Elderly Inmates the Cause For Overcrowded Prisons?
Are Elderly Inmates the Cause For Overcrowded Prisons?
With today's society and the steady increase of prison population, the number of inmates over 55 years of age is increasing as well. Although researchers say that the older one gets, the less likely they are to commit a crime, the majority of elderly inmates are either reoccurring offenders that have been committing crimes since they were young or they are first time offenders. The remaining are serious offenders who received a long term and have aged in prison. The increase of incarcerated elderly people leaves corrections with numerous consequences while creating many challenges and disadvantages for the incarcerated elderly as ...
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Along with medical care expenses, the elderly inmates must be provided with accommodations such as having bars throughout the prison so they have something to hold on to if needed while they shower or are in their cells. They also are given the bottom bunk in cells for easier mobility. Some prisons even have separate wings that they assign the elderly to so that they can better accommodate them. They also may be assigned to a separate wing so that they are away from the prisoners ...
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