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    Prison dilemma: Surging numbers of older inmates
    Source: Salt Lake Tribune
    Friday 27th January, 2012  


    NEW YORK o In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates -- with their high rates of illness and infirmity -- make up an ever increasing share of the prison population. ...

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