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Doing time
 — the experiences and needs of older people in prison
Corporate AuthorPrison Reform Trust
PublisherPrison Reform Trust, London, 2008
Pages16 pp (A Prison Reform Trust briefing)
SourcePrison Reform Trust, 15 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0JR. e-mail: prt@prisonreformtrust.org.uk Website: www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
KeywordsPrisoners ; Needs [elderly].
AnnotationPrisoners aged 60+ are the fastest growing age group in prison. In March 2008, there were 6661 men and 316 women aged over 50 in prison in England and Wales, including 454 people aged over 70. The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is launching a programme of work with older people in prison, which is being supported by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales until September 2009. The programme aims to effect changes in policy and practice that will make a difference to the quality of life older people in prison, and to support prison staff in making positive changes. This briefing outlines findings based on interviews with 78 men in prison, 18 ex-prisoners, two focus groups with women prisoners, and letters received by the researchers. It examines and makes recommendations on healthcare, social care, sentence progression, prison regimes, environment and prison conditions, relationships and resettlement. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-080716002 P
ClassmarkTGF: IK *

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