End of life in high-security prisons in Switzerland: overlapping and blurring of “care” and “custody” as institutional logics

Similar to other institutions, the Swiss prison system faces a growing number of elderly prisoners, trends toward securitization, and, in consequence, more prisoners who will spend the end-of-life (EOL) period of time in prison. By law, prisoners should have the same access to care as the rest of th...

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Main Author: Marti, Irene (Author)
Contributors: Hostettler, Ueli 1960- ; Richter, Marina
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of correctional health care
Year: 2017, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-42
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