U.S. Department of Justice

Hospice and Palliative Care in Prisons

Publication year: 1998 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006

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Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: Twelve Departments of Correction are identified in this study as providing formal hospice care to terminally ill inmates. A growing number of inmates are dying in prisons, primarily due to the prevalence of HIV infection in prison populations and the imposition of longer prison sentences as a result of tougher sentencing laws. This report discusses those existing hospice programs and outlines the advantages of the hospice approach in the prison environment.
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