“The elderly are harmless” Two minutes later… “He shot two women at 82” 😂

Everybody is against long prison sentences until they hear the crimes

The inmate over 100 years old actually is getting better care than if he were in a nursing home.

They are getting 3 meals a day, a roof over their head and free medical care. Many children in America don’t even get that.

The point is these men were young at one point and did heinous acts. I'm sure their victim's would've liked to grow old...

One thing that occurs to me is "release them to what"? Nobody is going to want to take care of most of them.

Videos like these should be shown in every high school in the country

Ironically some of these elderly prisoners would be better taken care of in prison than on the outside.

No matter how badass you are in life, old age will get you!

Having had my brother brutally murdered in his sleep. I can honestly say that no. These people didn't give thier victims any choice.

My empathy for these inmates is the same they felt for their victims!

Watching the documentary, I feel as if they are expecting us to feel some sort of sympathy for these prisoners. This is what an actual life sentence looks like. These are people paying the price for the heinous crimes they’ve committed.

Imagine some of these guys being In there since the late 1940s-50s imagine how it’d feel to get out to literally see an entire different world

I only feel sorry for the innocent people who have gone into prison for a crime they did not commit.

Getting old in jail is a scary situation but being murdered and or sexually assaulted as well being robbed is another so it’s hard for me to feel anything for these imates

50 is not elderly ... 60 is not elderly .... 70 is the start of being "elderly." 🙄

At least they are getting a chance to grow old something they didn't give to their victims.

I am a nurse and I worked at a state owned hospital for 13 years. When an inmate needed to be in the hospital, they came to my facility. We had a fully locked prison ward, but when an inmate needed ICU or speciality care like chemo, neuro, cardiac, or specialty nursing, they would be transferred and would have 1 or 2 guards with them at all times when off the prison ward. In the ICU, many times I took care of these patients who were in comas and on life support and yet they had to have a guard at the bedside and be shackled to the bed. Out of the ICU, I took care of many inmates who were alert and awake, and I would interact with them. It was against policy for nurses to know what the inmates were convicted of, but sometimes the guards would tell a nurse if they asked. I didnt want to know, and I didnt care. To me, that person was my patient. As long as they treated me with respect, I would give them the high quality nursing care I was trained to give. Now if they were disrespectful, that didnt mean I would give them substandard care, but I would not be likely to sneak into the kitchens at 2 am to get them some extra pudding, or get them a soda instead of water if they were thirsty. What surprised me was how polite, kind, and grateful the inmates were when I took care of them. To get a treat of pudding or ice cream at 2am was just not something they were used to. I cared for them without judgement, without duress, and with their dignity and comfort in mind. They would always say thank you to me. They never got mad at me, even if what I was doing hurt or I had to say no to a request because it was against medical orders. I had them tell me time and time again that they were not used to being treated like a human being instead of a number. Sometimes they cried with me, and some of them died because it was their time. They were not allowed visitors, and for several of my inmates, I was the person who was with them when they died because there was no one else. I understand both sides of this argument, but I just wanted to share my point of view and story. Thank you.

I’m a trial clerk. I’ll never forget when I saw a 70 year old man sentenced to 20 years for a DUI murder. Other than this offense he had lived a great life , served in the military, took care of parents and family, served his community by volunteering for various charities. His only offense was a DUI when he was like 21. Now, he’ll die in there. No one wins. Really sad.

A friend of mine was around 80 when he was sentenced to prison. If he did what he was convicted of, and he was guilty of at least some of it, he deserved every day he did there, regardless of his age. He died a year or two after he was released.

This video should be shown in elementary through high schools to show exactly the result of criminal activity when a person is young.

When they grow old, they finally feel what their victims where feeling... Powerless, afraid and alone. Seems about right.

I shared a room in the hospital with a elderly prisoner that was in this category who had a stroke. I was in an accident and transported to a local hospital. I ended up in a room with a guy, chained up in the bed who had a prison guard with him, he had very slurred and semi-coherent speech, and it was obvious that he was invalent. He was unable to walk, they had to bathe him in the bed. Later when he was discharged, two other guards came in and they strip-searched him (spread your cheeks and all), apparently rolling him around on the bed, they searched his diaper. All behind the curtain for me, which I appreciated. You can tell the guards were just following a transfer procedure by rote, just doing their job. I only saw him for a second when they wheeled him out, this 90lb scrawny, skeleton looking guy. It was a very strange experience. I don't know I have mixed feelings about it all. The guy probably did something really terrible for all I know.

No sympathy for them whatsoever. They knew what they was doing and they took someone's family member away from them. I can't understand why these people are even allowed to keep on breathing. An eye for an eye.

there are homeless veterans on the street and the government is spending 70k on each inmate per year. Great job america!!!!

Being elderly is no excuse for parole. It’s called life in prison for a reason.

ALL YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SEE THIS.

It cost $70,000 to Loco them up a year but only give old people who are free 22k a year to live on ? That’s what’s wrong with America. Greed and carelessness

Their victims deserved "compassion, dignity and respect" too! Think about that for a minute. Growing old doesn't make them less guilty of the crime! 😖

Anyone that has murdered, raped, molested children, etc. Deserve to be exactly there. I don't care about how old they are or their disabilities.

It doesnt take a criminology degree to understand that the precipitous drop in crime since the 90s is because offenders finally started getting locked up. The rights and safety of the general public are more important....keep it that way.

Something to keep in mind - these elderly, medically dependent inmates will not be received into a nursing home. For liability sake, nursing homes do not accept residents who have a felony conviction. So where are they going to go - especially those who do not have family or anyone to care for them?

“A lot of them will never get out alive” Isn’t that kind of the point?

I wish all innocent homeless and elderly people may get proper treatment like those Inmates..🙏

If they are released because of their age, where would they go? We’d still have to pay for their care. A sad situation all around.

When people say you'll rot in jail, THIS is what they're envisioning.

“Because they’re harmless” Um have you ever worked in a nursing home??

Did anybody catch the contradiction? Dude said that they're too old to hurt anybody, yet that 100 year old dude killed 2 women when he was 80! They're still dangerous, don't let anyone fool you.

Regardless of your thoughts on crime and punishment in America, this was a truly amazing documentary. I was riveted.

I just hope none of them were wrongfully convicted and actually deserve to be in here

He said elderly inmates should be freed because they are "harmless" you Know who also was harmless their victims.

They deserve as much compassion as they showed their victims

You commit the crime you gotta do the time, regardless of how old and frail you get in the end . . That is what Justice looks like coldhearted and mean just like their victims felt about them.

I love the idea of teaching younger inmates to work as caregivers for the older, sick ones.

Holy shit murder charge from 1947. That really put it into perspective

"No I don't need to be here, I need to be at home on the farm." broke my heart

Strength and size used to rule the land but the fun equalized the playing field. No matter how old, killing someone again is just a trigger pull away.

Sadly, even if they were released they'd likely be placed in senior centers; another prison...

101 years old... Let him out? Go where? He's more like getting better care in prison than in a extended care facilities

Are we supposed to feel sorry for these elderly inmates? They made their choices and now have to live with the consequences. If they die in prison, it’s their own fault.

Coming from a guy who’s done a few years and have spoken to many elderly people in lockup you shouldn’t judge them. Many of them have no family no source of income no medical care, I talked to many older people in there who committed crimes just so they could be fed and cared for. Nonviolent crimes that carry years are so common with these guys, it’s a damn shame we have people committing crimes at that age to just survive.

The first man interviewed is 86 years old and 66 years of his life was spent in prison. Imagine being in prison since the age of 20 😳

The 100 yo man, murdered 2 women when he was in his 80s, he's done a little over 20 years, no, he's not served a lifetime. At a 100 yrs old, he'll be fine where he is, and justice is served.

TBH, they deserve their sentence. Also, how would they live in the real world? They are what is called institutionalized. People who are paroled and still young enough to work can’t seem to make it. As was said by others, their victims and their families received life sentences. Justice must be served and at least they are taken care of and receive medical care however lacking. It’s still better than their victims received and they knew what they were doing and the risks.

My dad was in jail for attempted murder. He got 25 years. He was due to be released in 2017 and actually died 59 days before he was suppose to get out. He apparently had lung cancer and didn’t even know. He was having problems and was suppose to be getting further medical tests. He ended up choking on his own blood at 4:23 am and pronounced dead at 5:03 am. I hope he asked for forgiveness and found G*d! As for my mom she has suffered the most physical pain! Alot of health problems and constantly having more by the day. My siblings and I have suffered the mental and emotional pain. I just hope to be released from all the emotional and mental pain from this.

Lots of times when victims give their impact statements, they say they want the person that hurt them to "rot in jail," or "die in jail." That's what's happening. Sure, you see these old guys and it's easy to feel sorry for them. Then you realize they chopped someone up in pieces, or killed a kid or something awful, and it gets harder to feel sorry. Maybe if they didn't hurt anyone when they committed their crime, I could see letting them out when they're old and sick. But, if they murdered someone, that changes things. After all, their victim didn't even have the chance to grow old.

Very hard for me to feel sorry about a murderer locked up for life. You growing older doesn't magically change the past or the severity of your action. You're not just locked up because you are a threat but also proportionate to what you did.

Waiting to die in prison after committing heinous crimes is a fate worse than death. Living your entire life in a cage, with no family, no hope of ever getting out is terrifying. Death needs to come slow for these people, through natural causes. The death penalty is the easy way out in my opinion, plus innocent people have been executed which is a huge miscarriage of justice.

Even if you release them they will only end up in an old people’s facility costing the same amount, so they might as well stay right where they are, life is life in my book.

They look like they’re getting better care than a lot of nursing homes in this country. Sad but true

Honestly that inmate orderly did a better job of caring for the old man than many of the regular orderlies I've seen.

Absolutely awesome Documentary.

These inmates are probably getting better care treatment than if they were outside.

At least they have somebody to take care of them unlike many millions of homeless people out there in America

"She believes everyone should be able to die with dignity." Exactly. Now tell that to their victims...oh wait....

Well done Mr. Larry, I’m glad you got out and are trying to help, and Miss Phyllis is a saint.

i am impressed by the fact that all these elderly and disabled inmates still speak more corherently than the president does.

The elderly "uncle" who molested me was far from helpless. I've been married 19years now to a wonderful man and I still wake up screaming in the night.

Damn tht 100 year old dude killed 2 women at 82 years old lol wtf , thts crazy

Thank you!❤

It’s very true what Red said to Andy Dufresne in Shawshank redemption when he said “inmates, at first, hate the walls that block them from the outside world. After a while they get used to them and when enough time passes, its gets so they depend on them, to keep them safe!”

This video is a reminder "if you can't do the time dont do the crime"

When you kill someone and your sentence is life, guess what. You're gonna get old in prison until you die. That's what the sentence means.

Imagine being in your early 20s and being sent to prison for maybe 50 or 60 years and then you get released when you’re 70 or 80 years old. Could you even adjust to the outside world?! For some people, it would be too much to handle at that age!!

We are born & we die. We make choices as soon as we are able. It doesn't matter age.. you do the crime you do the time. I feel sorry for the victims that are still alive and possibly disabled or paralyzed due to what they did to them. People that aren't in jail are suffering too.

This is what “life” in prison means.

we may be tempted to have some empathy with these detainees, but let's not forget how much suffering their horrible crimes first caused!

*Very well done* *Excellent.👀. documentary*

I Hope Someday People Can Forgive The Offenders & Let Them Out When They Only Have A Couple Of Months Left , It Would Be A Better World If We Can Show Mercery On People That Didn't Show Mercery

These convicts receive better care than the average elderly on the outside.

Just because you're old doesn't mean you should get out of prison

My heart goes to those who are wrongful convicted.😭

Life without parole should mean just that..just because a person is a particular age, they are still alive and should be behind bars until THEIR life is over...

Imagine that there’s just so many elderly everywhere including boomers and not enough younger people to care for all of these people. The repercussions of their parents having 8-15 children in families years ago. 🤦‍♀️ These people still hurt someone they might be old now but I don’t feel sorry for them. Regardless of the condition their in now you killed someone where was their human rights.

The law has no age restriction, and life without parole means just that.

Imagine how different and alien the world must seem between 1948 and 2021.

That lady reading that poetry at around 17:30 was bone chilling

Great article

This is how it is when you get life without parole. You die in prison. This part of your sentence.

See Chris watts in years to come and think back 40 years what he did and think " na no sympathy for you old evil man

This is the best place for them. Just do your best. Enjoy your time, you earned it. St.Paul,Minnesota.

It's very sad, but there are elderly people suffering without these healthcare services, who didn't take someone's life or commit a violent crime. The cost of housing inmates is a crime . Big business.

My brother was murdered at age 24 and the murderer is on the loose because he's rich and can hire a good lawyer. This is justice in Brazil.

"Do you believe the elderly should get extra consideration for parole?" "Yes?" "Why do you believe that?" "Because they're harmless." Lmfao yeah no. A guy who who was in prison for murder in my state got released last year because of COVID and got priority because he was in his 70s. Two months later he was arrested again for murder. The elderly are tired of the game but they sure as hell ain't harmless.

Very good documentary

Amazing documentary presenting a powerful argument for the death penalty.

“Having cancer in jail and not seeing my family IS SCARY!” You know what else is scary? GETTING MURDERED.

It’s called a life sentence for a reason.

Wow, I never looked at it that way. U have a point.

I wonder if 60-70 years from now, someone goes out and interviews all the school shooters from our past decade. What will they be like in their elderly years, after spending virtually their entire lives behind bars?