This chapter explores the nature, context and consequences of ageing in prison,
focusing on the experiences and needs of older prisoners, and using the work
of Nancy Fraser (2005, 2010) as an innovative and original framework for analysing and exploring ageing in prison as a social justice issue. In England and
Wales, and many other countries, including Ireland, the US and Australia, older
prisoners, including older women, make up a significant and growing minority
within a penal estate populated primarily by young men (Davoren et al., 2015;
Mann, 2012; Baidawi et al., 2011; Human Rights Watch, 2012; Stevens et al.,
2018). Although older prisoner numbers are growing, older prisoners form a
minority of prisoners, and older women form a minority within a minority,
as around 95% of prisoners are male (Wahidin, 2011). Just as the number and
proportion of older offenders is increasing, so is the published research, and
there is a large and growing international literature which approaches issues
related to older prisoners including perspectives from psychiatry, psychology,
medicine, health and gerontology, sociology, social work, social and penal policy,
criminology, corrections and prison management (Aday, 2003; Baidawi et al.,
2011; Kim and Peterson, 2014; Fazel et al., 2001). This research literature has
utilised a range of quantitative and qualitative methods to render older prisoners and their experiences and needs much more visible in criminological and
penological contexts. This chapter uses the work of Nancy Fraser as a tool to
develop an understanding of ageing in prison as an issue not only of criminal but also social justice.
Introduction
Background and contexto
Nancy Fraser, social justice and ageing in prison
Representation
Recognition
Resources
Conclusion
References
Taylor and Francis Group
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