Life and Death in Canadian Penitentiaries

Authors

Adelina Iftene, Dalhousie University Schulich School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Keywords

End Of Life, Health Care, Penitentiaries, Canada, Older Prisoners

Abstract

A federal penitentiary is a prison where individuals serve long sentences, of 2 years or longer, including life sentences. Take a second to picture a person serving a sentence in such a place. Who do you see in your mind’s eye?

Did you imagine a 70-year-old in an advanced stage of multiple sclerosis? Or a 72-year-old with metastatic lung cancer? Or a 55-year-old with an above-the-knee amputation and stage 1 dementia?

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Recommended Citation

Adelina Iftene, "Life and Death in Canadian Penitentiaries" (2020) 66:10 Can Fam Physician 759.