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.
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 […]
