What are some of the common problems encountered with the elderly inmate population? Address at least two problems encountered.
Elderly inmates are extremely costly to care for, both in maintaining their physical wellbeing in providing for them during the final days of their lives. One task of prison staff is to protect elderly inmates from exploitative inmates. The management and care of these inmates require proper programming, a safe environment, and a sensitive and concerned staff. Elderly inmates require special health care like wheel chair, nursing care etc.It costs about $69,000/year per elderly inmate (which is 3x as much as a younger inmate costs).
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