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Aging behind bars — health care for older female inmates
Author(s)	Rebecca Reviere, Vernetta D Young
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 16, no 1/2, 2004
Pages	pp 55-70
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Prisoners ; Health services ; Psychiatric treatment ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	As the numbers of women in prison have increased, so has the number of older women prisoners. These women present unique problems for institutions trying to meet their health care needs. Findings are reported from a national pilot study of federal and state US prisons for women. Prisons report basic services for physical and mental health care, and most report having hospice services. However, those that house - or expect to house - larger percentages of older prisoners do not significantly differ in their approaches to assessing and providing health care from their counterparts. By failing to anticipate the increase in older women, prisons may be failing to provide for many of the health needs of this vulnerable population. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-041006204 A
Classmark	BD: TGF: L: LP: 3F: 7T
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