Japan's Prisons Becoming Retirement Homes for Low-Income Seniors

In Japan, a country with high life expectancy, prisons are increasingly housing elderly inmates, many of whom commit minor crimes to secure shelter and care. This trend highlights a unique social challenge for the nation's aging population.

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Prisons as retirement homes for low-income seniors in Japan

In one of the countries with the highest life expectancy in the world, 13% of inmates are elderly, many of whom commit petty crimes to secure shelter and food behind bars

By Gonzalo Robledo

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