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| NZ Older inmate numbers rise |
| By SELINA POWELL , stuff.co.nz- Selina Powell |
| Published: 02/19/2014 |
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More elderly inmates are facing the prospect of spending their last days in New Zealand prisons. Corrections Department figures show the number of inmates older than 70 has more than tripled in the past decade, from 35 in 2004 to 123 in 2014. The rise in the number of elderly prisoners outpaces growth in the general prison population (up 34 per cent from 6224 to 8321 during the 10-year period). Prison reform advocate Kim Workman said longer prison sentences and conservative Parole Board decisions had produced the trend. He did not think New Zealand's ageing population was a big influence on the numbers as the likelihood of criminal behaviour "almost disappears" by the age of about 70. Read More. |
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