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  • No country for old men: Japan's elderly inmates prefer jail

    Natsuko Fukue

    January 14, 2017 |

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) |

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    Response Location: Japan

    In Japan more services are becoming available to help elderly offenders return to society and find work so they can be financially secure. The country is seeing increasing numbers of older people entering prison and being afraid to leave because of financial hardship and uncertainty on the outside. But right now services both inside and outside the prison are not enough to keep up with need and officials are deploying more nursing help inside.

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