Podcast: Old age behind bars – how can prisons adapt to the needs of increasingly elderly populations?

In many countries around the world, the number of older people in prison is increasing steadily.

In the fifth expert blog in our anniversary series, Bridget Sleap, Senior Rights Policy Adviser at HelpAge International, outlines some of the challenges that older prisoners face in prisons, which – whether in terms of their lay-out, regime, healthcare provision or the rehabilitative activities on offer – are largely designed for younger people.

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