Mass(achusetts) Incarceration of the Elderly: Morally Questionable, Costly and Unnecessary for Public Safety

Authors

  • Dirk Greineder

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/jpp.v27i1.3333

Abstract

Article available online in January 2019. Click here to order a printed copy of the full issue through the University of Ottawa Press.

Author Biography

Dirk Greineder

Dirk Greineder, 77 years old, is a physician and former molecular biologist currently serving a Life Without Parole sentence for murder in Massachusetts. He has been incarcerated since 2000 and continues to appeal his sentence. He is currently waiting on a federal court Habeas decision. For the last decade, he has been an active member of the Lifers’ Group Inc. at MCI-Norfolk, an organization of activist prisoners working to provide meaningful opportunities for release for all prisoners, while also working to improve conditions for those behind bars. This paper was prepared as part of ongoing efforts to inform and assist Massachusetts legislators and activists in reforming excessively punitive and outdated criminal justice policies in the state.  

Cover art by Muhammad Ansi

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Published

2018-07-11

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2018): General Issue

Section

ARTICLES