This issue brief identifies
policy recommendations that advocates can pursue with PHAs on behalf of formerly incarcerated older
adults. It also outlines how advocates can engage with PHAs through the PHA planning process.
As older adults leave incarceration and reenter our communities, they need support to connect them to health care benefits and other essential programs.
This issue brief shares best practices and policy recommendations that can improve access to housing, health care, and economic security to better support older adults’ reentry into the community from incarceration.
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.
