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The ‘Silver Tsunami’ And Sentencing — Age and Health as Mitigating Factors
Age and health are significant mitigating factors in an increasing number of sentencings as the baby-boomer generation turns 65 — the so-called “Silver Tsunami.”1 This is particularly true in white collar cases, which disproportionately involve offenders over 50.2