Health status of older male prisoners: a comprehensive survey.

Abstract

Although prison populations remain predominantly young, the number of older inmates in state and federal correctional facilities has been increasing. This report describes the results of a health survey of 119 male inmates 50 years of age and older residing in Iowa state correctional facilities. Subject's disease history included hypertension (40%), myocardial infarction (19%), and emphysema (18%). Most participants (97%) had missing teeth, 42% had gross physical functional impairments, and 70% smoked cigarettes. These findings have implications for health care provision and release planning.

Older offenders deemed criminally irresponsible in Flanders (Belgium): Descriptive results from a retrospective case note study

“…These health problems were prominent in our study as well as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, myocardial infarction, epilepsy, and diabetes, and are generally consistent with other findings involving older offenders (Colsher, Wallace, Loeffelholz, & Sales, 1992;Fazel, Hope, O'Donnell, Piper, & Jacoby, 2001;Hayes, Burns, Turnbull, & Shaw, 2012). In any event, 60.3% of the older offenders deemed criminally irresponsible in our study had experienced a problematic pattern of lifetime alcohol consumption.…”

Differential success rates in racial groups: Results of a clinical trial of smoking cessation among female prisoners

“…Approximately 70% -80% of prisoners have been identifi ed as current smokers ( Belcher, Butler, Richmond, Wodak, & Wilhelm, 2006 ;Colsher, Wallace, Loeffelholz, & Sales, 1992 ;Conklin, Lincoln, & Tuthill, 2000 ;Cropsey, Eldridge, & Ladner, 2004 ;Cropsey, Eldridge, Weaver, Villalobos, & Stitzer, 2006 ;Cropsey & Kristeller, 2003, 2005Sieminska, Jassem, & Konopa, 2006 ). Consistent with previous population data, one study with female prisoners found prevalence rates of smoking to be higher for Whites than Blacks (79.5% vs. 71.3%; Cropsey et al, 2004 ) and found that Black female prisoners smoked fewer cigarettes per day than did White prisoners (11.1% vs. 19.2%;Cropsey et al, 2006 ).…”

The Impact of Incarceration on Greek Female Prisoners’ Self-reported Health Status

“…The age constitutes an important factor. Older inmates report a lower level of general health compared to younger prison population [3,14,[63][64][65]. On the contrary, younger prisoners report lower self-reported mental health status in contrast to older inmates [66].…”