The mother of a Taiping Prison inmate is concerned over the safety of her son, who she claims was beaten up by prison staff ...

ANNAPOLIS – 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 ...

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 ...

ANNAPOLIS–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 ...

Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo. It houses nearly 500 inmates, the majority of whom are elderly. "I made a poor decision and shoplifted, thinking it would be a minor issue.

Commenting on this rising social issue, Takayoshi Shiranaga, who is an officer at Tochigi Women’s Prison in Japan, said, "For many elderly inmates, prison is preferable to dying alone outside.” ...

With just one or two officers overseeing 200-300 inmates, enforcement is sporadic ... Nearly 50,000 prisoners — many elderly or immunocompromised — were transferred to home confinement ...

That’s why prisons typically designate inmates as “geriatric” at age ... those that serve the state’s formerly incarcerated elderly population. While nonprofits in New York, California ...

The New Hampshire bloodbath may be the most extreme example of Theodore Luckey’s skewed sense of right and wrong.

The prison houses nearly 500 inmates, many of whom are elderly. Akiyo first turned to shoplifting in her 60s when her limited pension made it hard to survive. "I made a bad decision thinking it ...