Dementia Behind Bars

By Christine Kennard, Health Guide Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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A combination of lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences, increasing numbers of life sentences and reduced opportunities for parole means that prisons are having to care for much higher numbers of aging men and women. Human Rights Watch's report, published January 2012, highlights a number of issu...

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

2/ 8/12 12:39pm

What an interesting post, Christine! Thanks for the enlightenment.

Carol

Barbara

2/26/12 11:06am

See the NYT Video "Dementia Behind Bars." Budget problems enable inmates to become caregivers, and everyone benefits.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/02/25/health/100000001367225/dementia-behind-bars.html

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By Christine Kennard, Health Guide— Last Modified: 02/26/12, First Published: 02/07/12

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