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Elder Law Prof Blog
More on the Graying of the Prison Population
By rmorgan
Over the weekend, we got a very nice email from a recent grad of Albany Law School, Benjamin Pomerance, who wrote us to tell us that as part of a…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Graying of Inmates-What are the Solutions?
By rmorgan
The story about the 107 year old in Arkansas who got into a shoot-out with the SWAT team was sad on many levels. My students caught the headline (I wonder…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Elderly Prisoners
By rmorgan
Although this is likely not a surprise for us who teach elder law, we are starting to see some reports about the "graying" of the prison population. (When someone is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making the case for releasing more of the tens of thousands of “Graying Prisoners”
Main August 19, 2013Making the case for releasing more of the tens of thousands of "Graying Prisoners"Jamie Fellner, who is a senior adviser at Human Rights Watch and focuses on…
Food Safety News
Letter From The Editor: Thoughts About Elderly Victims
By Dan Flynn
A few years ago, I was in Portland investigating an E. coli outbreak at a local restaurant. By happenstance, I met one of the recovering victims. He was a strapping…
International Law Prof Blog
Supporting the Needs of Older People
The rights of the elderly is fast becoming a new major area of focus in the international human rights community. This week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater efforts to…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Study Finds Isolation Increases Risk of Death in the Elderly
Helen Keller famously stated, "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." Maybe she knew then what scientists are proving now. The BBC…
Food Safety News
Study Finds Lack of Food Safety Education for Older Adults
Older adults--along with pregnant women, young children and immune-compromised individuals--face a higher risk of severe illness from foodborne pathogens than the rest of the population. However, a new study suggests…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Frail and Elderly Prisoners: Do They Still Belong Behind Bars?”
Main May 29, 2012"Frail and Elderly Prisoners: Do They Still Belong Behind Bars?"The title of this post is the title of this new commentary at The Crime Report. The piece…
The Faculty Lounge
Michael Mushlin on Aging Prison Population
My colleague Michael Mushlin (shown at right) is one of the authors of The Rights of Prisoners, a multi-volume treatise. He shared with me these thoughts on a recent report…