Publication Type: Policy Briefs

Dementia and the Aging Prison Population: Best Practices for Care and Release The number of incarcerated seniors has tripled in the last 20 years, and that number is only expected to grow. By 2030, U.S. prisons will incarcerate 400,000 seniors – 1/3 of the total prison population. Estimates vary but more than half of incarcerated seniors may develop dementia […]