Moore, E. (1989). Prison Environments Term Paper

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Secondly was that their perception of the environmental changes changed and the last is that the inmates had different perceptions of the influences of the change.

69% of the inmates felt an improvement in mood level while only 9% has a decrease in mood level. 25% of the inmates experienced fewer incidents of confrontations after their move and 9% experienced more incidents of confrontations. 75% of the inmates were generally satisfied with the move to Ionia. There was an increase by 100% of the health care demands of the inmates. There was no significant change to the inmate's perceptions of changes in the environment such as jobs, activities, usage of spare time, staff satisfaction, and medical care. However, there was some improvement in the food, general relationship and satisfaction with the cell/room/ward. Additionally, there was a negative change in the attendance of religious activities and the number of visits as a result of the move.

LIMITATION

The schedule of the move from the department of corrections did not allow a pre-move test to be conducted therefore it was not possible to relate the data from the research to any baseline which would have been formed by the pre-move test.

COMMENTARY

The study shows that there is a close relation between the prison environment and the general welfare of the inmates as well as their health care provisions.

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There should be provisions for health care such as a minimal examination room and space for health care delivery services. Provisions for rooms with adequate privacy and resting space should be provided to improve the welfare of the inmates. A separation of the older inmates with the younger ones leads to a better welfare since they feel they are separated from all the young punks.

Other security measures such as the reduction in heavy duty prison hardware and building construction can be reduced in many of the units that house elderly prisoners since there is less hostility and aggressiveness.

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Author(s): Ernest O. Moore

Article Title: Prison Environments and Their Impact on Older Citizens

Publisher: The Haworth Press

Publication: The Journal of offender counseling, services and rehabilitation

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