Aging Inmates
Clip: Season 4 Episode 416 | 4m 10s
Oklahoma prisons are being stressed by the cost of caring for aging inmates.
Oklahoma prisons are being stressed by the cost of caring for aging inmates. Corrections liason Marilyn Davidson told a senate panel health care for inmates over the age of 40 cost more than $7.5 million dollars this year, while overall health care costs were about $39 million. Marc Dreyer with the state Pardon and Parole Board said there is pressure in Oklahoma not to release inmates early.
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Aging Inmates
Clip: Season 4 Episode 416 | 4m 10s
Oklahoma prisons are being stressed by the cost of caring for aging inmates. Corrections liason Marilyn Davidson told a senate panel health care for inmates over the age of 40 cost more than $7.5 million dollars this year, while overall health care costs were about $39 million. Marc Dreyer with the state Pardon and Parole Board said there is pressure in Oklahoma not to release inmates early.
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