The unique obstacles that elderly prisoners face include declining health, isolation, and the financial burden of care. Prisons are frequently unprepared to meet the medical and psychological needs of ...

John Knock, a nonviolent first-time offender, has been serving two life sentences, without parole, since 1996, or 24 years in prison so far, for conspiracy to distribute cannabis. He is 72 years old.

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs released Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly ...

President Peter Mutharika has pardoned 222 prisoners as part of the 2025 Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Ministry of ...