Alive. The United States gives out longer sentences than any other place on the face of the earth. Europe looks at us like we dont know what were doing looks at us like were crazy. Open nine. In this special investigation, fault lines gains unprecedented and exclusive access to prisons across the United States and discovers a booming population of elderly inmates. We ask whats the true cost of americas lockemupandthrowawaythe key approach to justice . I heard him fall. Inmates call this the death house. The geriatric unit at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in lexington, oklahoma, holds more than 250 elderly and disabled offenders. It was created 3 years ago in response to a massive explosion in oklahomas elderly prison population. Our Fastest Growing segment is the inmates that are the age of 50 and over. We have about 3,700 now thats grown almost 200 percent in the last decade and projections are were gonna continue to grow about 45 percent a year because of enhancements to punish
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Im don ashley. We have more on the improbable Winter Weather were having. Impossible is right. Its something weve come to expect now. Clear skies around the bay area and relatively mild at the moment. Today it was absolutely sizzling. Around the San Francisco bay, we had several record highs from the state. 72 in napa, 68 in kentfield, over at oakland museum, 66 degrees, 72 at moffatfield. Now lets shift our focus southward around monterrey bay where there were record highs in the 80s. 82 in santa cruz, 82 at monterrey, 85 in salinas and 82 at salinas airport. Its a record high in january for salinas airport. Winds will be gusting 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour tomorrow morning. Humidity dangerously low. Of course, that means rapidly spreading fire conditions should there be a fire. Although were hoping that will not be the case. Winds gusting to 20 miles an hour in asheville creek. These are not the strongest gusts weve seen and were hoping the winds remain relatively mild. Marin county will
Starts right now. Good morning. It is monday, june 23rd. Im james fletcher. This checkin with their a cut in the Weather Center. The morning. And the morning james erica morning costa today but breezy. It was the fog at the coast and stronger when potentially. Once theyre watching is formed it could get a little closer to the north bay for the middle of the week heres a look pitcher satellite and radar. No rain to talk about today or tomorrow. This is morning clouds interviews will be fairly seasonable for most locations or talking 70s bay 80s inland you can tell will see more sunshine by the afternoon today. When speeds ran out of it breezy in some spots including fairfield 25 pictures of spain went 49 concord and also an Oakland Hayward almost a 10 month are. Temperatures right now were generally in the 50s. 52 in San Francisco 56 in oakland. San jose are the mid 50s free are cool spot is up in santa rosa. A few cool down to 71 degrees. Highs for today will see about eighties and clo
Open nine. In this special investigation, fault lines gains unprecedented and exclusive access to prisons across the booming population of elderly inmates. We ask whats the true cost of americas lockemupandthrowawaythe key approach to justice . I heard him fall. Age of 50 or over, we have about 3700 now, thats grown almost 200 in the last decade. And projections are were going to continue to grow at about 45 a year. Because of enhancements to punishments, tough on crime, 85 laws that require you to serve 85 before youre even eligible of parole and then the advent of life without parole. My name is pertorical hill. And my number is 48713. I received that january the 16th, 1948. Pertalco has the oldest nment number in the state inmate number in the state. 66 years have been spent behind bars. He escaped six times. Youre as good at escaping from prison as you are in . Whenever my health was good. I cant remember the name of the little town where that uhaul trailer was what are you serving