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Older prisoners in England and Wales
— a follow-up to the 2004 thematic review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons | | Corporate Author | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons |
| Publisher | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons, London, June 2008 |
| Pages | 44 pp |
| Source | http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/... HM Inspectorate of Prisons, First Floor, Ashley House, 2 Monck Street, London SW1P 2BQ. Telephone enquiries: 020 7035 2136. |
| Keywords | Prisoners ; Prison ; Health services ; Needs [elderly] ; Inspection. |
| Annotation | The 2004 thematic review, 'No problems - old and quiet', described the conditions for and treatment of older prisoners. This short follow-up report revisits issues concerning the growing number of older prisoners in England and Wales. The population of men over 60 in prison has risen slightly (nearly 3%), while for women over 50 it has increased significantly to nearly 7%. The report comments on the environment and facilities for older prisoners; management of older prisoners; regimes and relationships with staff; health services; and resettlement. It notes that the 2004 report triggered a number of practical initiatives to develop services for older people in prison, for example work by the Older People in Prison Forum, Nacro, Age Concern, the Older Prisoners' Action Group, the Prison Reform Trust (PRT), and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). In the South West and the West Midlands, the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) has offered recommendations for social care. Appendices detail inspections carried out, numbers of older prisoners held at the time of inspection, and the results of surveys carried out with representative samples of older prisoners in conjunction with inspections. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080903001 E |
| Classmark | TGF: TWP: L: IK: 3U |
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