Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early ...

Akiyo was lodged in Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo. It houses nearly 500 ...

An 81-year-old woman in Japan, identified as Akiyo, deliberately committed theft to secure a place in prison, highlighting ...

Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early release from prison.

Akiyo, who has been jailed twice for theft, first stole food in her 60s and later repeated the offense when she had to survive on a meagre pension received every two months.

CNN only passed through one security gate at Tochigi, where one in five inmates is elderly, and the prison has adjusted its services to account for their age. Across Japan, the number of prisoners ...

Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early release from prison. Those backing a set of proposed reforms argue that ...