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New York Prison for Prisoners with Dementia

by Dorian Martin
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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This AP news story reports on a new dementia-oriented prison unit serving men, mostly in their sixties. The average age of the prisoners with dementia is 62, 26 years older than the average age of a prisoner.

Read New York prison creates dementia unit.

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