“There are very good people in this prison,” Akiyo told CNN. “Perhaps this life is the most stable for me.”

The companionship offered by prison is the main appeal for these elderly women, along with regular meals, free healthcare and eldercare. And the requirement to work in the prison factories is no deterrent.

“There are very good people in this prison,” Akiyo told CNN. “Perhaps this life is the most stable for me.”

The companionship offered by prison is the main appeal for these elderly women, along with regular meals, free healthcare and eldercare. And the requirement to work in the prison factories is no deterrent.

https://fortune.com/well/article/japan-prison-older-women-loneliness/

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The easiest would be for the gov to offer opt in “jail” for these people and remove the part where they all have to commit crimes to wind up there

How’s opting jail good, having a criminal record just cause you’re lonely? Isn’t it better to have social homes for this kind of cases

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Then there should be different type of jails

Jails are the new social homes.  Great for all sides.

You get to take care of society’s most vulnerable (left), be tough on crime (right), and spend money on prisons (capitalists)