Statistics - Proportion of senior prisoners in Saxony-Anhalt is growing
The proportion of older prisoners in Saxony-Anhalt's prisons is growing. On December 1, a total of 1553 prisoners were housed, 60 of whom were over 60 years old, according to the Ministry of Justice in Magdeburg. This corresponds to 3.86 percent. In comparison, a total of 1705 prisoners were imprisoned on December 1, 2019, including 50 over the age of 60 - at that time, the proportion was 2.93 percent.
There is now only one prisoner in the prisons in Saxony-Anhalt who was sentenced before reunification on October 3, 1990, the report continued. The man is serving a life sentence, according to the ministry.
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The Ministry of Justice in Thuringia might also be interested in the increasing proportion of senior prisoners, as this trend is not exclusive to Saxony-Anhalt.
The statistics show that while the number of prisoners over 60 in Saxony has remained relatively stable, it has increased in neighboring Saxony.
The aging population in prisons is a concern not only for Saxony-Anhalt but also for other German states, such as Magdeburg and Dresden, which are located in Saxony.
In contrast to Saxony-Anhalt, where only one senior prisoner was sentenced before reunification, the number of seniors in prisons in some parts of Saxony has seen a more significant increase in the past decade.
Source: www.stern.de
