http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/<br />Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AJFaultLines<br />Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/AJFaultLines<br />Follow us on Tumblr: http://ajfaultlines.tumblr.com<br /><br />The US' massive prison population is getting older. <br /><br />Long sentences that were handed out decades ago are catching up with the American justice system.<br /><br />Prisons across the country are dedicating entire units just to house the elderly.<br /><br />During difficult economic times, the issue has hit a crisis point. Estimates are that locking up an older inmate costs three times as much as a younger one.<br /><br />How are prisons dealing with this issue? Who are the prisoners that are turning gray behind bars?<br /><br />Josh Rushing gains exclusive and unprecedented access to jails and prisons across the country to tell the story.
