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Factors Determining Ageing Processes and Well-Being of Older Adults Serving Prison Sentences in Germany

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  • Andrea Kenkmann

    (Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, 99734 Nordhausen, Germany)

  • Liane Meyer

    (Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany)

  • Christian Ghanem

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Technische Hochschule Nuremberg, 90489 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Sandra Verhülsdonk

    (LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany)

Abstract
The well-being of older adults is influenced by their physical and mental health, their opportunities to complete activities of daily living effectively and autonomously, as well as their social connectedness, meaningfulness and positive outlook to the future. Older adults with a prison sentence face numerous challenges that affect their well-being and influence their opportunities to age well. This paper aims to synthesize and analyse factors that determine what opportunities older adults have during and after their prison sentences in Germany. Data from several studies by the authors are used to identify factors affecting ageing processes. Older adults with a prison sentence are a heterogeneous population in Germany where health conditions, social relations and impairments vary on entry in the prison system. Regional differences in sentencing as well as support structures within the prison system further affect older adults’ health and opportunities to lead self-determined lives after their release. While factors influencing older adults with a prison sentence and their ageing are identified, more research is needed to evaluate the impact of each of them to assess older adults’ well-being after their release from prison.

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  • Andrea Kenkmann & Liane Meyer & Christian Ghanem & Sandra Verhülsdonk, 2024. "Factors Determining Ageing Processes and Well-Being of Older Adults Serving Prison Sentences in Germany," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2024:i:12:p:665-:d:1541052
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    older adults; prison; ageing; Germany;
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