THESE PRISONS ARE NOT FOR OLD PEOPLE. AGING, PRISON AND SOCIAL REINSERTION: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

In contemporary times, one of the greatest challenges is the high aging of the world population. This high aging is reflected in the prison population, which is also increasingly aging. In recent years, the scientific literature has been demonstrating the complexity of problems associated with the aging of the prison population. This literary review work reflects on the aging of the population in prison, more specifically on the challenges it brings to the prison system and the social reintegration of this population. We analyzed international statistics, dissertations and foreign reports and official documents from the Portuguese prison system. It is concluded that studies on aging in a prison context are small and that there is a need to deepen the discussion and defense of the rights of this population, as well as the need to create a national strategy for the social reintegration of the elderly detained population, given the to the context of neoliberalism.