While it might be difficult to picture someone who is old enough to be a grandparent as a criminal, the sad reality is that many inmates are senior citizens, especially in the United States. Regardless of how you may personally feel about jailing anyone over 65, all of the people on this list committed punishable crimes. Nearly all of the world’s oldest prisoners died in jail or were released when they were too frail to carry out the rest of their sentence. As of April 2022, the information on this list is as accurate as possible and will be updated as needed.
In 1946, Safavi founded Fadayan-e Islam (Devotees of Islam), a militant Islamist group. Its mission was to purify society according to Islamic principles, oppose secularism, resist Western influence, and eliminate those deemed enemies of Islam. The group attracted young, devout followers, particularly from religious schools and bazaari families. Ordered the assassination of Ahmad Kasravi, a secular historian and intellectual who criticized Shi’a clerics.
