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Study: Aging prison population is costly
State officials hope sentencing reform lessens taxpayers burden
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Georgia has passed three criminal justice reform laws in two years, with sentencing getting a good deal of scrutiny. However, advocacy groups say the changes may not be enough to stem the tide of aging inmates serving lengthy sentences. The state prison population over age 50 increased from 10 percent of all inmates in 1990 to 16 percent in 2011, according to Department of Corrections statistics.