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CHOWCHILLA, CA - DECEMBER 18: Ronald Baker, age 57, mops the floor of the kitchen at Valley State Prison (VSP) on December 18, 2013 in Chowchilla, California. Baker was incarcerated in 2003 for a crime he asked not to discuss; he was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. California had 133,000 prisoners, of which 15,000 were over the age of 55. The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country in the world - as of 2010 the national prison population was 2.26 million people. According to Human Rights Watch, between 1995 and 2010 the total number of state and federal prisoners incresased by 42%, while the number of prisoners 55-and-older skyrocketed by 282%. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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Chowchilla, California, UNITED STATES |
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Andrew Burton |
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19 Decembrie 2013 |
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