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Early Release of Elderly Prisoners

The ACLU has released a reporton the cost of keeping the elderly in American prisons. It claims that the cost of maintaining and caring for the elderly is creating a prison day care system. Should we let some elderly prisoners out early to save money and space within our prisons?

 

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Dane Claussen, Exec Dir, Nevada ACLU

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