corrections week 6

The cost to incarcerate offenders when compared to community  supervision alternatives is significantly higher. This is especially  true for elderly inmates, which are a growing segment of the  incarceration population as a result of stricter sentencing approaches.

In your initial response, identify and discuss costs that are  specifically associated with the incarceration of elderly inmates. Next,  keeping in mind existing legal mandates with respect to the rights of  inmates (e.g., right to medical care, basic needs, etc.), propose at a  possible approach for controlling the rising costs of incarcerating  elderly inmates.

 Initial posts must be a minimum of 500 words not counting the repeating  of the question or reference list, and incorporate material from at  least two (2) cited sources.