The unique obstacles that elderly prisoners face include declining health, isolation, and the financial burden of care. Prisons are frequently unprepared to meet the medical and psychological needs of ...

Like the other participants he was over 60, and serving a life sentence. He had grey hair, and was very tall and slim. He slowly picked up a chair before slamming it down. I invited him to join us, ...

A 56-year-old New Braunfels resident has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to make a restitution payment of over $1.25 million by a federal court in ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The former director of an Ohio prison reentry nonprofit has been sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 from the organization and its donors, including ...

The days can seem endless in Canadian prisons—and yet, inside, inmates actually age faster than on the outside. Why?

John Knock, a nonviolent first-time offender, has been serving two life sentences, without parole, since 1996, or 24 years in prison so far, for conspiracy to distribute cannabis. He is 72 years old.

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbing an elderly woman and slamming her to the ground at Woodland Hills Mall. The Tulsa Police Department said in November, a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – A new bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would allow incarcerated individuals over age 62 who have ...

Prison staff have been criticised for restraining a 76-year-old rapist before he died from organ failure as a result of sepsis. David Howarth, a prisoner at HMP Full Sutton, East Yorkshire, died of ...