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Ageing and dying in the contemporary neoliberal prison system: Exploring the ‘double burden’ for older prisoners

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  • Turner, Mary
  • Peacock, Marian
  • Payne, Sheila
  • Fletcher, Andrew
  • Froggatt, Katherine

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Prison populations across the world are increasing. In the United Kingdom, numbers have doubled in the last two decades, and older prisoners now constitute the fastest growing section of the prison population. One key reason for this shifting prisoner demographic is the growing numbers of men convicted of ‘historic’ sexual offences, many of whom are imprisoned for the first time in old age, and housed in prisons not suited to their needs. These demographic changes have profound consequences, including increased demand for health and social care in prison, and rising numbers of anticipated deaths in custody.

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  • Turner, Mary & Peacock, Marian & Payne, Sheila & Fletcher, Andrew & Froggatt, Katherine, 2018. "Ageing and dying in the contemporary neoliberal prison system: Exploring the ‘double burden’ for older prisoners," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 212(C), pages 161-167.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:212:y:2018:i:c:p:161-167
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.07.009
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    1. Pritam, Kocherlakota Satya & Sugandha, & Mathur, Trilok & Agarwal, Shivi, 2021. "Underlying dynamics of crime transmission with memory," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).

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