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An Examination of Elder Inmate Services: An Aging Crisis

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An Examination of Elder Inmate Services: An Aging Crisis

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Florida House of Representatives. Criminal Justice & Corrections Council. Committee on Corrections (Tallahassee, FL)
Florida Corrections Commission (Tallahassee, FL)

Published 1999. 68 pages.

From 1981 to 1990, the number of inmates aged 55 or older more than doubled in the United States. The cost of incarcerating a geriatric prisoner is 3 times that of a regular prisoner. This report focuses upon assessing the long-term needs of Florida's older prison inmates. Contents include: the effects of aging; characteristics of the elder inmate; special needs of the elderly inmate; planning (with recommendation from the National Institute of Corrections); elderly inmate services; and concluding observations and recommendations. Accession Number: 015746

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