The health burdens of segregation for older incarcerated adults

IF 2.5 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102479

Meghan A. Novisky , Stephanie Grace Prost

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Abstract

Older adults are a rapidly growing segment of the United States (US) prison population. This population also suffers disproportionately from chronic health conditions. Despite the growing number of older adults confined in US correctional facilities and their health risks, empirical attention has not kept pace with examining their experiences of segregation, and how experiences with segregation are related to health. Drawing on data from in-depth interviews with 28 older men housed in segregation at a super maximum security prison in the Northeastern region of the US, this research addresses the ways that segregation has the capacity to uniquely shape health and health care for older adults. Results reveal that participants' perceptions were concentrated in three areas: (1) fears surrounding medical emergencies; (2) concerns about treatment restrictions; and (3) worry regarding unsanitary conditions. Findings underscore the importance of curtailing the use of solitary confinement for older adults, particularly for long periods of time. Additional research and policy revision surrounding the health-related implications of placing older adults in segregation is essential.

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隔离对老年被监禁成年人的健康负担

老年人是美国监狱人口中快速增长的一部分。这一人口还不成比例地患有慢性疾病。尽管越来越多的老年人被关押在美国的惩教设施中，并面临着健康风险，但经验性的关注并没有跟上对他们的隔离经历的研究，也没有跟上对隔离经历与健康之间关系的研究。根据对美国东北部地区一所超高安全级别监狱中隔离的28名老年人的深度访谈数据，本研究探讨了隔离对老年人健康和医疗保健的独特影响。结果表明，参与者的感知主要集中在三个方面：(1)对医疗紧急情况的恐惧；(2)对治疗限制的担忧；(3)担心不卫生的条件。调查结果强调了减少对老年人使用单独监禁的重要性，特别是长时间监禁。必须围绕将老年人隔离对健康的影响进行进一步的研究和政策修订。

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Journal of Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.90

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international journal intended to fill the present need for the dissemination of new information, ideas and methods, to both practitioners and academicians in the criminal justice area. The Journal is concerned with all aspects of the criminal justice system in terms of their relationships to each other. Although materials are presented relating to crime and the individual elements of the criminal justice system, the emphasis of the Journal is to tie together the functioning of these elements and to illustrate the effects of their interactions. Articles that reflect the application of new disciplines or analytical methodologies to the problems of criminal justice are of special interest. Since the purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new information, and the application of new methods to the problems and functions of the criminal justice system, the Journal emphasizes innovation and creative thought of the highest quality.