Aug 02 2010

Top 10 States with Prisoners Over 55 years old

After reading this post at Prison Law Blog, I decided to research the states with the top percentages of inmates over 55.  Below is a chart of those findings:

Ten States with Highest Percentage of Prisoners over 55
New Hampshire 15.2%
Missouri 14.4%
Kansas 14.2%
Michigan 14.0%
Alabama 13.0%
Utah 12.7%
Nebraska 12.5%
Kentucky 12.0%
Minnesota 11.0%
Idaho 10.4%
Source: 2010 Directory of Adult and Juvenile Correctional Departments, Institutions, Agencies and Probation and Parole Authorities

Boy it’s great to have my laptop and access to WIFI at this tedious conference…