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Bromley briefings: prison factfile
— July 2010 | | Corporate Author | Prison Reform Trust |
| Publisher | Prison Reform Trust, London, 2010 |
| Pages | 50 pp |
| Source | Prison Reform Trust, 15 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0JR. e-mail: prt@prisonreformtrust.org.uk Website: www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk |
| Keywords | Prisoners ; Prison ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | This 'Bromley briefings: prison factfile' is one in a series with this title produced twice a year since November 2006 (see http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/subsection.asp... in memory of Keith Bromley, a friend of PRT. It presents recent facts and figures from government and other official sources on prisons and prisoners in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It includes information on older prisoners (aged 50+), which concludes that despite the dramatic rise in numbers, the Prison Service does not yet have a Prison Service Order or national strategy for older prisoners, although "this is being considered". On 30 June 2009, there were 7,532 prisoners aged over 50 in England and Wales (2,008 serving life sentences); 539 prisoners were aged over 70. More than 1 in 10 older prisoners belong to a minority ethnic group, far higher than the proportion of the general population. Other concerns relating to older prisoners include: physical and mental health problems; lack of involvement of social services; no specific age-related assessments or arrangements; and the lack of palliative care for the terminally ill. The Prison Reform Trust acknowledges support from the Bromley Trust in producing this briefing paper. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100727501 B |
| Classmark | TGF: TWP: 6C |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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