Graying Prison Population

An interesting side effect of longer prison sentences and three-strike laws has been the graying of the prison population in many state systems.

Not surprisingly, sick elderly prisoners are exploding the health care budgets of the states, and the states have enough budget problems already.

A proposal in Ohio seeks to move frail, sick elderly prisoners to long-term care facilties, with a promise the prisoner/residents will be too frail and sick to be a danger to anyone.

[see the Columbus Dispatch, Nursing Homes May Get Ailing Inmates, May 28, 2009]

Certain categories of prisoners, including life without parole, first and second degree felons, and probably sex offenders, would not be allowed in the ltc-parole program, according to Ohio officials.

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Briefing Paper: Compliance in Long-term Care Facilities

Briefing Paper: Primer on Wage-and-Hour compliance