They just throw you out’

Release planning for older prisoners

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11201416
AutoresKatherine Forsyth (0000-0001-9980-9464, University of Manchester, autor correspondente), KATRINA FORSYTH, Jane Senior (0000-0002-7133-4898, University of Manchester), CAROLINE STEVENSON (0000-0002-1176-5231, University of Manchester), Kate O’hara, KATE O'HARA, ADRIAN HAYES (0000-0002-3153-6348, University of Manchester), David Challis (0000-0003-3231-1586, University of Manchester), Jenny Shaw (0000-0003-2569-7687, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust)
Ano2015
Volume35
Fascículo9
Páginas2011-2025
Data de publicação2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x14000774
OpenAlexW2045831308
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas19

Older prisoners are the fastest growing incarcerated sub-group. They have more complex health and social care needs than both younger prisoners and their age-matched peers living in the community. Prisoners who have been recently released are at enhanced risk in terms of their physical and mental health. Consequently, there is a need for timely, multi-disciplinary release planning. The aim of this study was to explore the health and social care needs of older male adults discharged from prison into the community. Qualitative interviews were carried out with prisoners with four weeks left to serve (N=62), with follow-up interviews conducted four weeks after release (N=45). Participants were selected from nine prisons in the North of England. The constant comparison method was used to analyse the data. Older prisoners perceived release planning to be non-existent. There was a reported lack of formal communication and continuity of care, causing high levels of anxiety. Older prisoners experienced high levels of anxiety about the prospect of living in probation-approved premises; however, those who did go on to live in probation-approved premises had their immediate health and social care needs better met than those who did not move into such accommodation. Release planning for older prisoners is generally inadequate and there is currently a missed opportunity to address the needs of this vulnerable group

Accommodation · Anxiety · Criminology · Health care · Mental health · Political science · Prison · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Gerontology