Aging Inmates: Issues Surrounding Health Care, End-of-Life and Dying in Prison

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  • Deborah F. Farmer Associate Professor of Gerontology, Department of Behavioral Sciences,Winston-Salem State University, 601 S. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive,Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USA
  • Cecile N. Yancu Professor of Sociology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, 601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 309 Coltrane, Winston Salem, NC 27103, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-5-e007

Abstract

Much like the US population in general, the prison population is aging rapidly raising concerns about health care, end-of-life planning, and dying in prison. The impact of aging is amplified within the prison system. Typically, the health status of inmates in their 50’s is physiologically similar to community-dwelling individuals in their 70’s, making 55 old by prison standards.

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2018-11-14

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Deborah F. Farmer, & Cecile N. Yancu. (2018). Aging Inmates: Issues Surrounding Health Care, End-of-Life and Dying in Prison. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 5(1), e1-e3. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-5-e007

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