Research Catalog

Title

Aging behind prison walls : studies in trauma and resilience / Tina Maschi and Keith Morgen.

Author

Maschi, Tina

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]

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Details

Additional Authors

Morgen, Keith (Keith J.)

Description

vi, 282 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Today, more than 200,000 men and women over age fifty are languishing in prisons around the United States. It is projected that by 2030, one-third of all incarcerated individuals will be older adults. An already overcrowded and underserved prison system is straining to manage the needs of incarcerated older adults with growing frailty and health concerns. Separated from their families and communities despite a low risk of recidivism, incarcerated older adults represent a major social-justice issue that reveals the intersectional factors at play in their imprisonment. How do the people aging in prison understand their life experiences? In Aging Behind Prison Walls, Tina Maschi and Keith Morgen offer a data-driven and compassionate analysis of the lives of incarcerated older people. They explore the transferable resiliencies and coping strategies used by incarcerated aging adults to make meaning of their lives before, during, and after imprisonment. The book draws on extensive quantitative and qualitative research as well as national datasets. It features rich narrative case studies that present stories of trauma, coping, and well-being. Based on the data, Maschi and Morgen present a solution-focused caring-justice framework in order to understand and transform the individual- and community-level structural factors that have led to and perpetuate the aging-in-prison crisis. They offer concrete proposals-at the community and national policy levels-to address the pressing issues of incarcerated elders"--

Subject

• Older prisoners > United States
• Prisons > Overcrowding > United States
• Imprisonment > United States
• Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
• Criminal justice, Administration of
• Imprisonment
• Older prisoners
• Prisons > Overcrowding
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I: Mass aging in prison: how did we get here?: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure -- Intersecting perspectives on aging, diversity, difference, and justice -- Trauma and diversity among older adults in prison -- "I try to make the best of it": a look inside the resilient minds of older adults in prison -- Trauma, mental health, and medical concerns of older adults in the prison system -- How do we co-construct community? A conceptual mpa for reuniting older adults in prison with their families and communities -- "Coming out" of prison: LGBTQ+ older adults' experiences navigating the criminal justice system -- Part II: Realizing a caring justice world: A caring justice partnership paradigm: transforming the world from the inside out -- Accepting the gift of life: incarcerated older adults' prescription for living longer, happier, and healthier lives -- Realizing a caring justice world: promising global practices for justive-involved older adults -- Afterword

Call Number

JFE 21-7280

ISBN

• 9780231182584
• 0231182589
• 9780231182591
• 0231182597

LCCN

2020018181

OCLC

1152441833

Author

Maschi, Tina, author.

Title

Aging behind prison walls : studies in trauma and resilience / Tina Maschi and Keith Morgen.

Publisher

New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Morgen, Keith (Keith J.), author.

Other Form:

Online version: Maschi, Tina, Aging behind prison walls New York : Columbia University Press, 2020. 9780231544252 (DLC) 2020018182

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7280