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Should we continue to incarcerate people past a certain age? Why or why not?

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Answer: As result, maintaining care for older prisoners is far more expensive. Older prisoners cost the prison system about twice as much as younger prisoners, between $60,000 to $70,000 annually. This issue impacts both those incarcerated and taxpayers.

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