Topic
Elderly
97 published works
JURIST
UN rights expert urges stronger protections as violence against older women remains ‘invisible’
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls Reem Alsalem on Thursday called for stronger protections for older women, warning that ageism and sex discrimination continue to leave violence,…
Hawai'i Appleseed Blog
Kūpuna at risk: How federal changes to SNAP impact older adults in Hawaiʻi
By Genevieve Mumma, Daniela Spoto
Hawaiʻi’s kūpuna already face some of the highest food costs in the nation, stretching fixed incomes across housing, medical bills and groceries. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps more…
Criminal
“Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly Incarceration”
The title of this post is the title of this lengthy new research report produced by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the…
Don't Mess With Taxes
Do you have to file a tax return? Probably Thursday,
Do you have to file a tax return? Probably Thursday, January 16, 2025 Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels The 2025 tax season officially starts Jan. 27, and millions of…
Criminal
Lots of pictures and words about the growing share of persons growing old in prison
The New York Times has this extended opinion piece, with lots of storytelling and lots of pictures, under the headline "Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only…
Criminal
Making the case for expanded use of home confinement for older federal prisoners
Hugh Hurwitz, who served as Acting Director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, has this new commentary in The Hill headlined "Moving elderly prisoners home saves taxpayer dollars without sacrificing safety."…
The Right Coast
Marijuana Has Special Risks for Older People – WSJ
In California, emergency room visits for problems related to cannabis use in adults ages 65 and older increased from a rate of 20.7 per 100,000 visits in 2005 to 395.0…
Health Law Prof Blog
Discrimination Today – The Dangers of Pariah-tizing the Elderly during the COVID Pandemic
Barbara Pfeffer Billauer (Institute of World Politics), Discrimination Today - The Dangers of Pariah-tizing the Elderly during the COVID Pandemic, SSRN (2022):Epidemics invite “pariah-tization.” By this, I mean the process…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Nothing but Time: Elderly Americans Serving Life Without Parole"
The title of this post is the title of this new report from The Sentencing Project. Here is most of the executive summary and recommendations from the start of the…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elderly: Population Fatality Rates, COVID Mortality Percentage, and Life Expectancy Loss
Paula Natalia Barreto Parra (Northwestern University), Vladimir A. Atanasov (William and Mary), Jeff Whittle (Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center), John Meurer (Medical College of Wisconsin), Eric Luo (George Washington University),…