How long before this trend hits the U.S. indeed? There are an awful lot of baby boomers who have no a retirement savings other than social security, and that will barely pay the rent in lot of places these days. If someone already has a criminal record then the “old criminals home” might not seem like such a bad option.
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Three Hots and a Cot are being sought by Japan's elderly as a retirement plan.
Apparently, Japan is suffering from a geriatric crime wave:
blockquote>Japan's prison system is being driven to budgetary crisis by demographics, a welfare shortfall and a new, pernicious breed of villain: the recidivist retiree. And the silver-haired crooks, say academics, are desperate to be behind bars.
Crime figures show that about 35 per cent of shoplifting offences are committed by people over 60. Within that age bracket, 40 per cent of repeat offenders have committed the same crime more than six times.
There is good reason, concludes a report, to suspect that the shoplifting crime wave in particular represents an attempt by those convicted to end up in prison — an institution that offers free food, accommodation and healthcare.
I wonder how long before this trend hits the US?
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