Tough conditions in prison disproportionately affect older prisoners, and they tend to be in poorer health than the general population research by the Nuffield Trust has found. The research uses hospital sourced data and finds significant health care needs associated with frailty amongst the prison population, which has implications for the prison service in managing increasing numbers of older people as the population continues to age.
Living (and dying) as an older person in prison (nuffieldtrust.org.uk)