“We Are All Humans and Deserve a Decent Way to Go”: Examining Professional’s Experiences With Providing End-of-Life Care in Correctional Institutions

The aging prison population has increased dramatically over the past two decades. As this population increases, correctional institutions are faced with health care challenges. Specifically, providing adequate end-of-life (EOL) care for terminally ill inmates has been a concern. Despite issues relat...

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Main Author: Steely Smith, Mollee (Author)
Contributors: Cooley, Brooke ; Ten Bensel, Tusty
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Criminal justice review
Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-242
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Correctional health care
Job satisfaction
end-of-life care

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