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May 3, 2026

Healthcare considerations for aging people in prisons.

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NSNjideka SanyaJGJessica GaberACAlice Cavanagh

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals healthcare needs of aging incarcerated populations, suggesting improvements in correctional health services.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand the healthcare considerations for aging prison populations from the perspective of various interest-holders.
  • Secondary reflexive thematic analysis of interview and focus group data
  • Involvement of three categories of interest-holders: former inmates, community advocates, and correctional health providers
  • Data collected from 61 participants between August 2022 and November 2023.
  • Identified four themes regarding healthcare needs in prisons: need for better data tracking, conflict of healthcare needs with carceral environment, physical constraints limiting access, and questioning the suitability of older adults for incarceration.

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Sanya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e5cf8071d4f1bdfc663ehttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347851
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