Aging and Incarceration: Unveiling the Lived Experiences of Older Adults in US Prisons

Although the number of older prisoners has surged, research on their mental health and well-being has often overlooked the prisoners’ own perspectives, favoring the views of other stakeholders such as custodial staff (Dawes, 2009; Di Lorito, Vollm, & Dening, 2017; Kerbs & Jolley, 2007; Kreager et al., 2017; Loeb, Steffensmeier, & Myco, 2007; Maschi & Aday, 2014). A systematic review by Di Lorito et al. (2018) found that out of 25 papers focusing on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated older adults, only 16 contained qualitative data, and among these, merely two peer-reviewed journal articles directly addressed older adults’ lived experiences of incarceration in the US. <a href="https://medium.com/@ingvargrijs/aging-and-incarceration-unveiling-the-lived-experiences-of-older-adults-in-us-prisons-fa2271ccc1c7">Read More</a>