Whose Rights; What Risk?

Kasie CousinoNews

A rarely discussed side-effect of “tough on crime” policies from the 1980’s and 1990’s is the number of felons now aging in federal and state prisons.  At either state or federal level, our incarceration system is not equipped to manage the health needs of geriatric prisoners.  There are very few nurses, no certified nurse aides, and nobody to handle the …