Health Affairs October 16, 2023
With the United States’ population rapidly aging, one facet remains largely unseen: Incarcerated people get old too. By 2030, one in three incarcerated people will be considered geriatric, as compared to one in five Americans overall. Unprepared for this challenge, our prisons have already begun to resemble nursing facilities, ill-equipped to address this public health crisis. Policy makers can protect the ethical and effective delivery of care to elderly incarcerated people by decarcerating frail patients with low public safety risk. Forming partnerships with community resources may be necessary to ensure that nursing home care is available to patients unable to remain in jails and prisons.
Growing Old In Prison
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