ArticleJournal of bioethical inquiry2014
Malign neglect: assessing older women's health care experiences in prison.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Health of America's Aging Prison Population.Epidemiologic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Menopause and the prison: A Systematic review exploring the experiences and support needs of women in prison in relation to the menopause.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
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- "Equipping and enabling" health literacy during a "time of change": understanding health literacy and organisational health literacy responsiveness for people leaving prison in later life.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Psychological stressors of imprisonment and coping of older incarcerated persons: a qualitative interview study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Older women in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group.The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology · 2025Article
- "We're Not Patients. We're Inmates": Older Black Women's Experience of Aging, Health, and Illness During and After Incarceration.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- The use of benzodiazepines and the mental health of women in prison: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Structural racism and the impact on incarcerated midlife women.Women's midlife health · 2022Article
- The functional health needs of older persons in custody: A rapid review.Journal of forensic and legal medicine · 2022Review
- Guest editorial.International journal of prisoner health · 2022Article
- Health and Health Service Needs: Comparison of Older and Younger Women with Criminal-Legal Involvement in Three Cities.Journal of aging and health · 2022Article
- Exploring the promise of intersectionality for promoting justice-involved women's health research and policy.Health & justice · 2020Article
- A systematic integrative review of programmes addressing the social care needs of older prisoners.Health & justice · 2019Article
- Identity as an older prisoner: findings from a qualitative study in Switzerland.European journal of ageing · 2018Article
- INMATE SOCIETY IN THE ERA OF MASS INCARCERATION.Annual review of criminology · 2018Article
- Conducting ethics research in prison: why, who, and what?Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2014Article
- Health-care needs of older women prisoners: Perspectives of the health-care workers who care for them.Journal of women & agingArticle
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Abstract
The problem of providing mandated medical care has become commonplace as correctional systems in the United States struggle to manage unprecedented increases in its aging prison population. This study explores older incarcerated women's perceptions of prison health care policies and their day-to-day survival experiences. Aggregate data obtained from a sample of 327 older women (mean age = 56) residing in prison facilities in five Southern states were used to identify a baseline of health conditions and needs for this vulnerable group. With an average of 4.2 chronic health conditions, frequently histories of victimization, and high rates of mental health issues, the women's experiences of negotiating health care was particularly challenging. By incorporating the voices of older women, we expose the contradictions, dilemmas, and obstacles they experience in their attempts to obtain health care. It is clear from the personal accounts shared that, despite court mandates, penal harm practices such as delaying or denying medical treatment as well as occasional staff indifferences are common in women's prisons. With older women having the greatest need for health care, an age- and gender-sensitive approach is recommended.
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