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Aging in Prison and the Social Mirror: Reflections and Insights on Care and Justice

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  • Tina Maschi
  • Keith Morgen
  • Karen Bullock
  • Adriana Kaye
  • Annette M. Hintenach

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In the era of COVID‐19, there is a growing awareness of what was once an “unseen problem” of the crisis of a rapidly growing population of the aged, sick, and dying who are behind lock and key. This article provides a global overview of the aging prison population as well as an in‐depth analysis of select and salient existing community and policy responses to justice‐involved older adults. Moving towards a more solution‐focused and visionary approach to imagine an ideal society that would address social determinants of health, justice disparities, and the current “aging in prison” crisis is discussed. Based on three decades of research, practice research, and wisdom, a global shift from a competition and conflict societal approach to a caring justice model is proposed. Select programs of promising global practices that governmental and non‐governmental organizations may use to guide their response to their populations that directly target the crisis of justice‐involved older people, their families, and communities are presented. A reflective analysis applied to the aging prison population has relevance for other global communities grappling with similar complex issues regarding societal ills, poor health and early mortality, homelessness, unemployment, community violence, natural and human‐made disaster, and mass incarceration of people of all ages. En la era de COVID‐19, existe una creciente conciencia de lo que alguna vez fue un “problema invisible” de la crisis de una población en rápido crecimiento de ancianos, enfermos y moribundos que están bajo llave. Este artículo proporciona una descripción general del envejecimiento de la población carcelaria, así como un análisis en profundidad de las respuestas políticas y comunitarias existentes seleccionadas y destacadas para los adultos mayores involucrados en la justicia. Se analiza el avance hacia un enfoque más visionario y centrado en soluciones para imaginar una sociedad ideal que aborde los determinantes sociales de la salud, las disparidades en la justicia y la actual crisis del “envejecimiento en prisión”. Sobre la base de tres décadas de investigación, investigación práctica y sabiduría, se propone un cambio global de un enfoque social de competencia y conflicto a un modelo de justicia solidaria. Se presentan programas selectos de prácticas globales prometedoras que las organizaciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales pueden utilizar para orientar su respuesta a sus poblaciones que se dirigen directamente a la crisis de las personas mayores involucradas en la justicia, sus familias y comunidades. Un análisis reflexivo aplicado al envejecimiento de la población carcelaria tiene relevancia para otras comunidades globales que luchan con problemas complejos similares con respecto a enfermedades sociales, mala salud y mortalidad temprana, falta de vivienda, desempleo, violencia comunitaria, desastres naturales y provocados por el hombre y encarcelamiento masivo de personas de todas las edades. 新冠肺炎(COVID‐19)期间,监狱中快速增加的老龄、生病及死亡人口—这一曾是“看不见的问题”—得到越来越多的关注。本文从全球层面概述了监狱中的老龄人口,并深入分析了针对涉及刑事司法的老年人的、最佳的现有社区响应和政策响应。朝更聚焦于解决方案和前瞻性的方法发展,设想一个能应对“卫生差异和司法差异的社会决定因素”的理想社会,并探讨了当前的“在监狱中老去”危机。基于三十年的研究、实践研究和智慧,提出了一个从竞争和冲突的社会模式转变为一个关爱的正义模式的全球转型。展现了关于有希望的全球实践的最佳计划,政府和非政府组织能通过这些实践指导其对各自人口的响应,并且这些实践直接针对涉及刑事司法的老年人及其家庭和社区。对监狱老年人口使用的反思性分析对其他面临相似复杂问题的全球社区具有相关性,这些问题包括社会问题、身体虚弱和早期死亡、无家可归、失业、社区暴力、自然和人为灾害、以及各年龄段的大规模监禁。

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  • Tina Maschi & Keith Morgen & Karen Bullock & Adriana Kaye & Annette M. Hintenach, 2021. "Aging in Prison and the Social Mirror: Reflections and Insights on Care and Justice," Journal of Elder Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 1(2), pages 139-161, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:eldpol:v:1:y:2021:i:2:p:139-161
    DOI: 10.18278/jep.1.2.6
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    1. Tina Maschi & Ronald H. Aday, 2014. "The Social Determinants of Health and Justice and the Aging in Prison Crisis: A Call for Human Rights Action," International Journal of Social Work, Macrothink Institute, vol. 1(1), pages 15-33, June.
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