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Study finds aging inmates pushing up prison health care costs
Correctional Officer Stella Miles stands in a secure unit of a new California correctional health care facility in Stockton, Calif. State spending on prison health care has risen dramatically over the last decade. (AP)State spending on prisoner health care increased in 42 states between 2001 and 2008, with a median growth of 52 percent, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts. The primary driver of the cost spike is bigger and older prison populations.“Health care is consuming …
