The Prison Service's decision to create a dedicated 'pensioners' wing' at HMP Kingston has focused attention on the growing population of ageing prisoners. Helen Codd, Lecturer in Law at the University of Central Lancashire, examines the largely neglected issue of older people at all stages of the criminal justice system and offers proposals for anti-discriminatory practice.
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