title: [Growing old and dying in prison].
abstract: French prisons are experiencing the same phenomenon observed across western societies, that of an ageing population. In addition to the structural inability of prisons to deal with inmates' loss of autonomy, it is the very sense in keeping highly vulnerable and dependent people behind bars which should be questioned.
authors.affiliation: Observatoire international des prisons, section français, Paris. samuel.gautier@oip.org
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gautier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004552:Elder Abuse; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D005602:France; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care