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14 Oct Ageing prisoners: An introduction to geriatric health-care challenges in correctional facilities

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The rise in the number of older prisoners in many nations has been described as a correctional ?ageing crisis? which poses an urgent financial, medical and programmatic challenge for correctional health-care systems....

14 Oct Older adults in jail: high rates and early onset of geriatric conditions

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The number of older adults in the criminal justice system is rapidly increasing. While this population is thought to experience an early onset of aging-related health conditions ("accelerated aging"), studies have not directly compared rates of geriatric conditions in this population to those found in...

14 Oct We Take Care of Patients but We Don’t Advocate for Them: Advance Care Planning in Prison or Jail

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To investigate correctional healthcare providers' knowledge of and experience with advance care planning (ACP), their perspectives on barriers to ACP in correctional settings, and how to overcome those barriers....

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14 Oct Ageing prisoners: An introduction to geriatric health-care challenges in correctional facilities

14 Oct Older adults in jail: high rates and early onset of geriatric conditions

14 Oct We Take Care of Patients but We Don’t Advocate for Them: Advance Care Planning in Prison or Jail

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