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The Pains of Being an Older Prisoner: Healthcare, Social Care and Dying in Custody

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  • Paul Gavin

    (School of Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

  • Finley MacDonald

    (School of Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

  • Cody Normitta Porter

    (School of Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

  • Ada Toprak

    (School of Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

Abstract

The ageing prisoner population in England and Wales presents a significant and growing challenge for both criminal justice and social policy. Despite increasing recognition of the complex health and social care needs of this cohort, these needs have not been adequately addressed by successive governments. This conceptual paper critically analyses the broader structural, policy, and practice-based limitations associated with the provision of health and social care for older prisoners through a Sykesian (1958) pain model, as well as through Crewe’s (2011) analytical framework of weight, depth, tightness and breadth. It does this through consideration of three main pains of being an older prisoner—those related to healthcare, social care and death.

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  • Paul Gavin & Finley MacDonald & Cody Normitta Porter & Ada Toprak, 2026. "The Pains of Being an Older Prisoner: Healthcare, Social Care and Dying in Custody," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:15:y:2026:i:6:p:355-:d:1955402
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