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                                    Aging In Prison

      

                    
          
    Aging in Prison
"The number of prisoners age 55 or older sentenced to more than 1 year in state prison increased 400% between 1993 and 2013, from 26,300 (3% of the total state prison population) in 1993 to 131,500 (10% of the total population) in 2013"1

Older adults in prison often exhibit physical and mental health problems, including dementia, and histories of trauma and chronic stress. Over 3,000 of these men and women will die each year in prison.2

Listed below are resources related to the needs, policies, programs, and legal issues of aging in prison.

(Carson & Sabol, 2016) [From Aging Of The State Prison Population, 1993-2013]
	(James & Glaze, 2006; Maruschak, 2008; Maschi, Kwak, Ko, & Morrissey, 2012). [From Aging Prisoners: A Crisis in Need of Intervention, Fordham University, 2012.]© Photo by Jessica Earnshaw

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          Losing Time: Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Behind Bars [Webinar]
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Effectively Managing Aging and Geriatric Offenders [Satellite/Internet Broadcast held March 11, 2010]

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      Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States
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      U.S. Sentencing Commission Compassionate Release Data Report (2022)
              Causes of Aging in the Federal Prison Population and a Comparison to States
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      Ageing in imprisonment - Summary report
              Exploring the Relationship Between Cumulative Trauma and Recidivism Among Older Adults: Does Race and Offense History Matter
              The Health of America’s Aging Prison Population
              The Impact of an Aging Inmate Population on the Federal Bureau of Prisons
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      The High Costs of Low Risk: The Crisis of America’s Aging Prison Population
              Supporting America’s Aging Prisoner Population: Opportunities & Challenges for Area Agencies on Aging

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