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- Title
Prioritizing Diversion and Decarceration of People With Dementia.
- Authors
Kodama, Lay; Williams, Brie; Morris, Nathaniel P.
- Abstract
An aging prison population means more people who are incarcerated will experience dementia and related symptoms (eg, cognitive impairment, behavioral outbursts, poor impulse control). This article canvasses clinical and ethical complexities of caring for people with dementia who are incarcerated and examines how to adapt carceral settings to better meet the needs of people with dementia. This article also recommends policy reforms, such as treatment-based diversion programs, early parole, and medical release, to decrease numbers of individuals with dementia who are incarcerated whenever possible.
- Subjects
DEMENTIA risk factors; TREATMENT of dementia; HEALTH policy; PRISONERS; AGE distribution; FUNCTIONAL status; COGNITION; COMMUNITY health services; DEMENTIA patients; HUMAN services programs; MEDICAL ethics
- Publication
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 10, p783
- ISSN
2376-6980
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/amajethics.2023.783