It can be very difficult to accommodate some older individuals on the prison estate. Steps taken by some prisons to develop specific wings or units for older prisoners are welcome, though the variability of individual needs should be considered. Good practice around the accommodation of older prisoners should be shared more widely. Ageing prison population 45 We recommend that all prisons housing a significant number of older prisoners designate appropriate accommodation for those with more c...

It can be very difficult to accommodate some older individuals on the prison estate. Steps taken by some prisons to develop specific wings or units for older prisoners are welcome, though the variability of individual needs should be considered. Good practice around the accommodation of older prisoners should be shared more widely. Ageing prison population 45 We recommend that all prisons housing a significant number of older prisoners designate appropriate accommodation for those with more complex health and care needs. We further recommend that the Ministry use the expansion of the prison estate to develop additional accommodation that is s Type: recommendation | Number: 5 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: • We have produced a model of operational delivery for older prisoners, which collates evidence on best practice for older offenders, sets out the nature of the services and activities a prison should deliver and includes case study examples from across