Old and Inside: Managing Aged Offenders in Custody

Background

As the wider Australian population is aging and placing increasing demands on services and resources, so too is the prison population.

Older inmates often have complex health issues and specific needs and vulnerabilities related to their age.

The rising number of aged inmates poses challenges for:

• policy development
• planning and delivery of services
• duty-of-care obligations
• end-of-life arrangements.

Where we inspected

We inspected four correctional facilities in metropolitan Sydney, chosen to represent both specialised aged-care centres and mainstream centres.

• Metropolitan Special Programs Centre Area 3
• Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre
• Long Bay Hospital Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit
• The Kevin Waller Unit

Report

The Old and Inside: Managing Aged Offenders in Custody Report was tabled in parliament and published in September 2015.

Old and Inside: Managing Aged Offenders in Custody Report (PDF , 940.4 KB)

Media release

Reponses

Corrective Services NSW response to Old and Inside: Managing Aged Offenders in Custody Report (PDF , 280.8 KB)

Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network response to Old and Inside: Managing Aged Offenders in Custody Report (PDF , 276.5 KB)