Why Japanese elderly women are willing to pay $190 monthly to stay in prison forever

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Why Japanese elderly women are willing to pay $190 monthly to stay in prison forever

The rising level of loneliness among Japan’s ageing population is pushing some elderly women to view life in prison as a better alternative to freedom.  At Tochigi Women’s Prison, the largest women’s correctional facility in Japan, inmates aged 65 and above make up a significant proportion of the population. According to Takayoshi Shiranaga, one of […]

Why Japanese elderly women are willing to pay $190 monthly to stay in prison forever
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