America's prisons are greying, elderly prison population ballooning

 A new report from ACLU on the greying of America's prisons:

America’s prison population is aging — and aging faster than ever. The graying of America’s prisons is transforming the landscape of the nation’s correctional systems, presenting myriad operational and fiscal challenges for prison systems across the country. Of most importance, though, is that the ballooning elderly incarcerated population, coupled with correctional agencies' inability to adequately address their distinct needs, has created conditions that are ripe for a multitude of civil rights violations, the exacerbation of chronic medical conditions, and ultimately, needless suffering and preventable deaths. These problems are only getting worse.

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