The number of elderly prisoners is growing. This book provides a review and analysis of the issues that this population presents to correctional systems, coveri

This book critically explores the world of older prisoners to provide a more nuanced understanding of imprisonment at old age. Through an ethnographical study o

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The authors offer a picture of older women prisoners and the distinct challenges they present for correctional institutions. The authors integrate their quantit

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