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For Japan's Growing Population Of Seniors, Prison Is An Oasis05:52
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Elderly Japanese women are committing minor crimes in order to go to prison, where they find community and purpose.
Gerontology scholar Emiko Takagi (@EmikoTakagi) joins Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti to explain the challenges Japan is facing with its rapidly aging population, and what's driving women to do this.
This segment aired on March 28, 2018.
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