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The Graying of America?s Prisons By James Ridgeway

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

The Graying of America?s Prisons By James Ridgeway Monday, December 7th, 2009 4:00 am Part One of our Special Report, we look at one of the hidden legacies of the tough-on-crime policies of previous decades: a growing population of aging and ill offenders behind bars. Frank Soffen, now 70 years old, has lived more than half his life in prison, and will likely die there. Sentenced to life for second-degree murder, Soffen has suffered four heart attacks and is confined to a wheelchair. He has lately been held in the assisted living wing of Massachusetts? Norfolk prison. Because of his failing health and his exemplary record over his 37 years behind bars?which includes rescuing a guard being threatened by other inmates?Soffen has been held up as a candidate for release on medical and compassionate grounds...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on December 07, 2009 (boomark / email).