The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis

May 5, 2022

May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)

Incarcerated for thirty-eight years, Jose Saldaña was released from prison at age 66. Today he leads the New York City–based Release Aging People in Prison, a grassroots organization dedicated to parole reform.

Category: News Articlestag: Aging Research in Criminal Justice and Health Network, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Beverly Warnock, Brad Hoylman, Brie Williams, Center for Justice at Columbia, Daryl Tolbert, Elder Parole Bill, elderly prisoner population, fair and timely parole act, Hilton Webb, Institute to End Mass Incarceration, Jose Saldana, National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Parole Preparation Project, Rachel Bedard, Raya Kheirbek, Release Aging People in Prison, Rikers Island, Tom DiNapoli, victims' rights