David A. Garza
Correctional Services- 2nd Block
Rough draft- Final Project
18 November, 2015
Elderly Offenders Texas’s elderly inmates, classified as those above 55 and older, make up about 7.3% of Texas’s offender population and are rising by about 6% every year. They account for nearly a third of hospital costs and make three times as many visits to prison medical departments as younger inmates do. Elderly inmates care averages out to $100,000 compared to $31,307 for inmates under 55 years of age. This inmate population faces challenges like being preyed upon by younger inmates, needing almost constant care and medical services. It is common knowledge that the older a person gets, the higher they are likely to be prone to diseases, many …show more content…
Stinchcomb stated in her book, “Corrections: Foundations for the Future”, “If aging inmates are simply mainstreamed with the overall population, they will be vulnerable to being preyed upon by younger, healthier inmates.” This population is at risk of being hurt by others because they are too old, unhealthy, or simply can’t defend themselves against an attack by a younger man, more less a gang of inmates. I agree that a person that committed a crime should pay the consequences, but they should be well taken care of in a correctional facility because after all, they are still human. The elderly should have their own section in a prison, and should never be left alone with the other population because there is a risk of harm being done to them. The correctional facilities should have a guard in every known blind spot to minimize the threat of an incident. As any other human being would need, elderly inmates require constant care and medical services due to the fact that they have less strength than other inmates, cannot look after themselves, or have debilitating diseases. As we can see in the documentary, “Fault Lines- Dying Inside: Elderly in Prison” 100 year old inmate Sherman Parker is taken care of by a young inmate. This is a money efficient way of taking care of the elderly as opposed of having a caretaker with them …show more content…
The victim or the victim’s family wants to see them pay for what they have done. “What about the victim’s family, one of the ladies that Mr. Parker shot, their kids don’t want him out. They think he should serve the rest of his life.” Stated the reporter of Fault Lines. The public clearly has many views; I personally think that if they committed the crime, they should do the time, but in the case of a non-violent offense by an elder; they shouldn’t have to be in a prison where they’ll most likely never come out alive. Let them live their
Correctional Services- 2nd Block
Rough draft- Final Project
18 November, 2015
Elderly Offenders Texas’s elderly inmates, classified as those above 55 and older, make up about 7.3% of Texas’s offender population and are rising by about 6% every year. They account for nearly a third of hospital costs and make three times as many visits to prison medical departments as younger inmates do. Elderly inmates care averages out to $100,000 compared to $31,307 for inmates under 55 years of age. This inmate population faces challenges like being preyed upon by younger inmates, needing almost constant care and medical services. It is common knowledge that the older a person gets, the higher they are likely to be prone to diseases, many …show more content…
Stinchcomb stated in her book, “Corrections: Foundations for the Future”, “If aging inmates are simply mainstreamed with the overall population, they will be vulnerable to being preyed upon by younger, healthier inmates.” This population is at risk of being hurt by others because they are too old, unhealthy, or simply can’t defend themselves against an attack by a younger man, more less a gang of inmates. I agree that a person that committed a crime should pay the consequences, but they should be well taken care of in a correctional facility because after all, they are still human. The elderly should have their own section in a prison, and should never be left alone with the other population because there is a risk of harm being done to them. The correctional facilities should have a guard in every known blind spot to minimize the threat of an incident. As any other human being would need, elderly inmates require constant care and medical services due to the fact that they have less strength than other inmates, cannot look after themselves, or have debilitating diseases. As we can see in the documentary, “Fault Lines- Dying Inside: Elderly in Prison” 100 year old inmate Sherman Parker is taken care of by a young inmate. This is a money efficient way of taking care of the elderly as opposed of having a caretaker with them …show more content…
The victim or the victim’s family wants to see them pay for what they have done. “What about the victim’s family, one of the ladies that Mr. Parker shot, their kids don’t want him out. They think he should serve the rest of his life.” Stated the reporter of Fault Lines. The public clearly has many views; I personally think that if they committed the crime, they should do the time, but in the case of a non-violent offense by an elder; they shouldn’t have to be in a prison where they’ll most likely never come out alive. Let them live their