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• Corrections Trends: Aging Offender Populations

  The proportion and number of prison inmates over age 50 is increasing significantly. In 2002, 8.2% of prison inmates (113,358) were age 50 or older, compared to 4% (33,499) in 1990. By 2011, Florida expects 14% of their state prison inmates to be in that... Posted Jun 04 2008, 03:16 PM by llinke with | with no comments Filed under: Crime and Justice

• Corrections Trends: Mentally Ill Offenders

  Shifts in recent decades from institutional care of the mentally ill to community-based treatment has resulted in more persons with mental illness involved with the criminal justice system and being supervised by correctional agencies. It is estimated... Posted Jun 04 2008, 02:42 PM by llinke with | with no comments Filed under: Crime and Justice