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| Oklahoma lawmakers study impact of aging inmates |
| By newsok.com- Graham Lee Brewer |
| Published: 10/30/2014 |
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The number of elderly inmates in Oklahoma is more than 50 times what it was three decades ago, and alternatives to incarceration for them are few, said speakers at a Tuesday interim study. The Senate Public Safety Committee heard from prisoner advocates, re-entry experts and state Corrections Department officials as they discussed the impact of aging prisoners on the state’s strained prison system. According to state data, nearly 5,000 of the state’s more than 28,000 inmates are 50 or older. While the Department of Corrections does not keep data showing how much more older inmates cost to house, officials acknowledge their costs begin to double as they age. Health care expenses in the state prison system have steadily increased, totaling $59.4 million in 2012, compared to $34.2 million in 2000. Read More. |
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