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Posted on March 24th, 2013

Written by Katherine Askew

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Alzheimer’s Care Providers Needed in Prisons

Over a year ago I wrote Alzheimer’s Behind Bars, an article about the rise of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in prisons. Since that time I have had several requests for information on this topic. There are some daunting statistics, but also some reasons for optimism.
Dementia in Prison
Dementia, a large category of which Alzheimer’s disease is a subset, makes a person paranoid or confused. Alzheimer’s disease afflicts about 5.4 million Americans.… More
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Posted on March 17th, 2012

Written by David Downey

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ALZHEIMER’S BEHIND BARS

BOOMER PRISON POPULATION DOUBLES
In addition to swelling the ranks of every other aspect of society, more baby boomers are also going to jail. Between 1995 and 2010, the number of those 55 or older being sent to prison doubled.
With an aging prison population and older folks doing stunts to join them, prisons are now also grappling with an issue the rest of society is also struggling with: the increasing epidemic of Alzheimer’s.
ALZHEIMER’S STATISTICS
Alzheimer’s… More