Ballooning state and federal incarceration is problematic and costly for many reasons, but one ever-increasing complication is the fact that our prison population is aging. According to the Census Bureau, from 1991 to 2021, the percentage of people 55 years or older in our nation’s prisons swelled from 3% to 15%. And more than 30% of people serving life sentences are at least 55 years old. Aging in prison can be dangerous. It is certainly costly. And data show that it cannot be justified by...

More info to come, but wanted to let you know that Fraud Alerts for Seniors, Sally Leme, will present Thursday, May 16, 11 a.m. at 2520-D University Capitol Center (UCC) and via Zoom