Centre for Policy on Ageing



Doing time — health care in the criminal justice system
Author(s)	Christian Duffin
Journal title	Nursing Older People, vol 22, no 10, December 2010
Pages	pp 14-18
Source	http://www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk
Keywords	Prisoners ; 60-64 age group ; Needs [elderly] ; Medical care ; Well being.
Annotation	Prisoners over the age of 60 are the fastest growing age group in prison but they face isolation because their specialist health, social and resettlement needs are not being met. Explores the problems faced by this group and highlights with examples of good practice including two case studies. Refers to a 2003 report by the Centre for Policy on Ageing and the Prison Reform Trust, `Growing Old in Prison: a Scoping Study on Older Prisoners' (Howse, Kenneth). The report found that more than 80% of male prisoners aged over 60 had a chronic illness or disability. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-110308001 A
Classmark	TGF: BBC: IK: LK: D:F:5HH
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