Article
Life and Death in Canadian Penitentiaries
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Keywords
- End Of Life,
- Health Care,
- Penitentiaries,
- Canada,
- Older Prisoners
Disciplines
Abstract
A federal penitentiary is a prison where individuals serve long sentences, of 2 years or longer, including life sentences. Take a second to picture a person serving a sentence in such a place. Who do you see in your mind’s eye?
Did you imagine a 70-year-old in an advanced stage of multiple sclerosis? Or a 72-year-old with metastatic lung cancer? Or a 55-year-old with an above-the-knee amputation and stage 1 dementia?
Citation Information
Adelina Iftene, "Life and Death in Canadian Penitentiaries" (2020) 66:10 Can Fam Physician 759.
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