End of Life Care in Imprisoned Persons

In 2014, there were 2,224,400 incarcerated people in the United States 1. In 2013, 4,446 inmates died while in custody of local or state prisons. Suicide and heart disease were the top two causes of death, at 34% and 27% respectively 2. While the age distribution of imprisoned persons has not changed over time, the age of prison populations has increased by 80% between 2000 and 2009 2, 3. Additionally, deaths of incarcerated people have been demonstrated to occur at a younger chronological age when compared to the general population 4.

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