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| Elderly Parolees Have Trouble Adjusting |
| By denverpost.com |
| Published: 08/03/2010 |
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By the time Habe Lawson was released from prison in 2002, he had spent 50 years incarcerated. He was too old to start over but too young to just fade away. "It can be a living hell living on the streets," said Lawson, now 73. "You feel alone. At one point, I asked my parole officer to send me back to prison." As the population of incarcerated Coloradans ages, elderly parolees such as Lawson are increasingly common, and they have special needs. To address such needs, the Department of Corrections funnels most of the seniors to parole officers with special skills. One is Mike Montez. Read More. |
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