Old and inside: older people in prison

Abstract

The number of older people in prison is growing. As more and more people over the age of 60 struggle to cope behind prison walls, the prison service and the wider community are failing to meet their complex needs, according to Lorraine Atkinson of the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Citation

Atkinson, L. (2008), "Old and inside: older people in prison", Working with Older People, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 34-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/13663666200800050