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New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising

“In the months ahead, policy makers should carefully examine opportunities to reduce the population of incarcerated individuals age 50 and above.“

January, 2022: NY State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli

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