tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7241519651761255378..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Innocence, elderly and pregnant inmates' healthcare, focus of hearingsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-433193929018426462007-05-02T18:51:00.000-05:002007-05-02T18:51:00.000-05:00Wrongful imprisonment is an entire facet unto itse...Wrongful imprisonment is an entire facet unto itself in regard to incarcerated senior citizens. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, imprisoning the elderly is costing the U.S. millions of dollars each year. <BR/><BR/>For a recently penned article on the subject, check out www.gilbertguide.com/blog<BR/><BR/>Here's a short excerpt:<BR/><BR/>In 2002, America’s prison population topped 2 million, according to a report from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics. Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical center projected that one third of the U.S. prison population will be geriatric (people over 65) by 2030. Part of the jump is the result of aging baby boomers. The increasing numbers of elderly prisoners coupled with the mounting costs of housing this population incurs is a nationwide problem—for several reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-836708657348747532007-04-10T11:23:00.000-05:002007-04-10T11:23:00.000-05:00Well, damn - apparently I pulled that subcommittee...Well, damn - apparently I pulled that subcommittee reference out of my ass! Now that I look again it says the Senate hearing is a committee meeting, but I'd have sworn it was changed to a sucommittee. As it says in the movie title, things are coming 2 Fast, 2 Furious. Sorry for the error - I'll correct.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30108352051971052612007-04-10T09:46:00.000-05:002007-04-10T09:46:00.000-05:00Scott, I don't see any notation indicating that th...Scott, I don't see any notation indicating that the Senate CJ hearing today is a subcommittee meeting. Where are you getting that from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44951713097923854682007-04-09T18:27:00.000-05:002007-04-09T18:27:00.000-05:00Nice summaries here. I've been interested, lately...Nice summaries here. I've been interested, lately, in wrongful imprisonment, and have recently written an article on the subject. Maybe you'd like it. Check it out on my blog:<BR/><BR/>http://brintmontgomery.blogspot.comBrint Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203353814053868190noreply@blogger.com