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Elderly
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For Good
Proskauer “Eats Cheap” for Charity
Earlier this month, Proskauer participated in “Eat Cheap for Charity,” an annual campaign by Citymeals on Wheels (Citymeals) that encourages lawyers throughout New York to spend less on lunch and…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New Article on Compassionate Release
By rmorgan
Professor Jalila Jeffferson-Bullock has published a new article, Quelling the Silver Tsunami: Compassionate Release of Elderly Offenders. The article appears in 79 Ohio State Law Journal 937-990 (2018) and is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Quelling the Silver Tsunami: Compassionate Release of Elderly Offenders”
The title of this post is the title of this 2018 article authored by Jalila Jefferson-Bullock recently posted to SSRN. Though authored before the passage of the FIRST STEP Act,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Quelling the Silver Tsunami: Compassionate Release of Elderly Offenders
Jalila Jefferson-Bullock recently published an Article entitled, Quelling the Silver Tsunami: Compassionate Release of Elderly Offenders, Elder Law eJournal (2018). Provided below is an abstract of the Article.Sentencing reform appears…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Japanese Elders-Seek Jail When Financially Insecure or Lonely?
By rmorgan
The BBC ran a story recently about elders in Japan committing crimes, to spend time in jail. The elders may be lonely, or may have outlived their savings and can't…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Elderly and Incarcerated: Preventing the Medical Deaths of Older People in Texas Prisons
Erika A. Parks published an Article entitled, Elderly and Incarcerated: Preventing the Medical Deaths of Older People in Texas Prisons, 23 Tex. J. on C.L. & C.R. 145-164 (2018). Provided…
For Good
Hunger in New York City and How We Can Help
On a daily basis we are inundated with news and information from all over the world. My morning paper, evening news, and daily smartphone alerts are primarily focused on the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Updated accounting of America’s aging prison population
Main May 17, 2018Updated accounting of America's aging prison populationIn this post four years ago, I spotlighted a notable white paper from The Osborne Association titled ""The High Costs of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Effective (and depressing) report on compassionate release (or lack thereof) in Wisconsin and nationwide
Main April 20, 2018Effective (and depressing) report on compassionate release (or lack thereof) in Wisconsin and nationwideGina Barton of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this terrific (and lengthy) piece on…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Nearly 20% of Women in Japan’s Prisons Are Seniors
Nearly 1 in every 5 women doing time in a Japanese prison is over age 65. These seniors tend to commit very minor, non-violent crimes as a means to continually…