Prison time speeds up aging, according to Iowa study
"Losing Years Doing Time: Incarceration Exposure and Accelerated Biological Aging among African American Adults" was published late last year.
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"Losing Years Doing Time: Incarceration Exposure and Accelerated Biological Aging among African American Adults" was published late last year.
"Losing Years Doing Time: Incarceration Exposure and Accelerated Biological Aging among African American Adults" was published late last year.
University of Iowa criminologists in a new study find African Americans who spent time in prison experience accelerated aging. The study finds respondents who were incarcerated were, on average, nearly a year older biologically than their calendar age.
University of Iowa criminologists in a new study find African Americans who spent time in prison experience accelerated aging. The study finds respondents who were incarcerated were, on average, nearly a year older biologically than their calendar age.