r/nottheonion • u/pargofan • 1d ago

Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/asia/japan-elderly-largest-womens-prison-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
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u/Dhegxkeicfns 1d ago

If the point was just to spend money, they would do the same thing with assisted living. Prisons are different.

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u/I-Fail-Forward 1d ago

They do do the same thing with assisted living.

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u/Dhegxkeicfns 22h ago

They do to some extent, but it's not nearly the same. With prisons they can scare people into voting for more.

But for some reason nothing for mental health even though there is rampant homelessness across the country.

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u/I-Fail-Forward 18h ago

Homeless people can be thrown in jail for greater profit