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To examine the rapid aging of incarcerated populations in the United States, analyze resulting healthcare and economic challenges, and evaluate the application of geriatric care models.

May 29, 2012Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Addressing the Aging Crisis in U . S . Criminal Justice Health Care

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BWBrie WilliamsUniversity of California, San Francisco JGJames S. GoodwinUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill JBJacques BaillargeonBaylor University

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Review reveals rising healthcare burdens and costs among aging incarcerated individuals, highlighting the urgent need for adapted geriatric care models.

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To examine the rapid aging of incarcerated populations in the United States, analyze resulting healthcare and economic challenges, and evaluate the application of geriatric care models.
Synthesized demographic and public health literature regarding older adults in the United States criminal justice system since 1990.
Assessed institutional healthcare expenditures, community reentry outcomes, and evidence gaps in correctional geriatrics.
The population of older incarcerated individuals more than tripled since 1990, with incarceration costs reaching roughly three times those of younger prisoners due to healthcare demands.
Approximately 95% of prisoners are eventually released; older individuals have the lowest recidivism rates but face disproportionate risks of chronic illness, functional decline, and mortality.
Correctional settings and geriatrics research continue to lack tailored clinical models designed to assess and manage functional and cognitive impairment in this population.

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Williams et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a127fac45487b7639a69c1d https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03962.x

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Review reveals rising healthcare burdens and costs among aging incarcerated individuals, highlighting the urgent need for adapted geriatric care models.

Addressing the Aging Crisis in U . S . Criminal Justice Health Care

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Addressing the Aging Crisis in U . S . Criminal Justice Health Care

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