Webtermed “primary accounts of death and dying,” findings centered on three areas: (1) fears of dying while incarcerated; (2) fears of dying due to distrust of the prison. Webaccounts of older prisoners concerning death, dying, and the end of life in prison illustrate a range of attitudes such as death acceptance, avoidance and fear of. Webprison populations are growing globally with an increase in older and infirm prisoners, as well as longer prison sentences, meaning more prisoners are likely to die. The forgotten plight of women behind bars. About a decade into her life sentence, alice marie johnson felt pain around a couple of her. Webprison populations are experiencing rapid increases and many more offenders are dying in prison. This article draws on research that was conducted by the. Webbarens and mutch would rather see prisoners released from prison in their final days, to allow terminally ill prisoners to die with dignity with family and friends. Webthe us’ massive prison population is getting older. Long sentences that were handed out decades ago are catching up with the american justice system. Webacross this time span, elderly prisoners account for more than half of the prison population who have died from cancer (54%), heart disease (51%), and respiratory diseases (53%). Weba massachusetts state prison is expanding the graveyard where it buries inmates who die in custody, one consequence of the state's huge increase in aging. The purpose of this integrative review was to synthesize and explore the qualitative research literature that describes the experience of being terminally ill while.