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Release programs for sick, elderly prisoners could save millions. But states rarely use them.

Around the country, early release provisions for elderly and infirm prisoners are billed as a way to address problems such as prison overcrowding, skyrocketing budgets and civil rights lawsuits alleging inadequate medical care.       

 

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