Aging inmates clogging nation’s prisons September 29, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Criminal Law, Law Enforcement , trackback
This article talks about the graying of America’s prisons, and how it’s costing states more money each year to take care of elderly inmates.
And once they enter prison walls, they aren’t eligible for Medicaid or Medicare, where the costs are shared between the state and federal government, meaning a state shoulders the burden of inmate health care on its own.
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