The rise in numbers of habitual elderly offenders and offenders-turned-elderly-in-prison has to do largely with the advent of three-strikes felony sentencing in many states.

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Three-strikes laws, implemented in many states, significantly increase the prison sentences of persons convicted of a felony who have been previously convicted of two or more violent crimes or serious felonies, leading to more elderly offenders in prison as individuals sentenced under these laws grow older.

The Rise in Numbers of Habitual Elderly Offenders and Offenders-Turned-Elderly-In-Prison