Prison inmates are living longer than those outside jail:
State prison inmates, particularly blacks, are living longer on average than people on the outside, the government said Sunday.Inmates in state prisons are dying at an average yearly rate of 250 per 100,000, according to the latest figures reported to the Justice Department by state prison officials. By comparison, the overall population of people between age 15 and 64 is dying at a rate of 308 a year.
