As older adults leave incarceration and reenter our communities, they need support to connect them to health care benefits and other essential programs.
The proportion of older adults in U.S. prisons nearly tripled between 1999 and 2016. Finding accessible, affordable housing is just one of the many unique challenges older adults face upon leaving prison or jail.
Learn about the impact of housing discrimination on older adults with criminal records and how the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) protects their rights.
As the prison population rapidly ages, older adults reentering our communities after incarceration face significant barriers to reintegrating and living securely. In particular, older adults of color are disproportionately represented in the reentry population, and, due to structural discrimination, are at risk of being unable to access the health and economic security programs that could […]
As a result of decades of state and federal “tough on crime” and mass incarceration policies, about 2.3 million people are locked up in more than 6,000 jails and prisons across the United States. More than 600,000 individuals are released from prison each year. Not only is the prison population aging, older adults are being […]
In response to COVID-19, California has begun early release of some individuals from custody in state facilities. Obtaining appropriate health care coverage is one of the many challenges that individuals returning to their communities will face. Justice in Aging has created a new resource to help: Medicare and People Leaving Incarceration: A Primer for California […]
