"Hard Time Gets Unduly Hard For Aging Prisoners" by Adelina Iftene

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Hard Time Gets Unduly Hard For Aging Prisoners

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Adelina Iftene, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law

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News Article

Publication Date

4-15-2019

Keywords

Prisons,
aging prisoners,
public health,
prison reform,
flexible sentencing

Disciplines

Criminal Law,
Elder Law,
Health Law and Policy,
Law and Society and
Law Enforcement and Corrections

Abstract

As more prisoners hit their golden years in jails not equipped to handle their decline in health, we need shorter sentences and flexible sentencing.

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Adelina Iftene, “Hard time gets unduly hard for aging prisoners” (15 April 2019), online: Policy Options < https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/august-2019/hard-time-gets-unduly-hard-for-aging-prisoners/ > [perma.cc/AJ8G-JR62].