I went to ,prisons in 15 states and worked CAL Youth Authority 28 years. in georgia I saw my first “serener prison.” Lots of old guys in one place and inmates rushing other inmates in wheel chairs.
IIRC Milidgeville had a woman’s prison and they had made Time magazine in the late 80s. taking women to work in the community during the day and then hitting the motel with one or two of them while they “worked.”
senior prison
Yep. They moved the women to Atlanta “Metro C.I.” now Metro State Prison.
And yes, there is a Geriatric Prison at Milledgeville. We had several that needed to be there, but, they were in our mental health wing instead.
There was a mental health hospital at Milledgeville too. When we were kids, we were told that if we didn’t straighten up, we’d end up at Milledgeville in the state hospital. We KNEW we didn’t want to go there.
They finally closed that place and made a bunch of regional mental institutions around Georgia. It seems to work much better. The Binion Building at Milledgeville was a hell-hole.
All goes back to the criminal way we treat the mentally ill in America (though Georgia is trying to do what is right anyway).