14 Oct The growing geriatric prison population: A dire public health consequence of mass incarceration
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Between 1993 and 2013, the number of state prison inmates in this country who are age 55 years or older increased approximately fourfold. Nearly 1 in 10 individuals incarcerated in U.S. prisons is serving a life sentence. If current trends hold, it is projected that by 2030 the number of...