https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/prison-pop

Ageing prison population 'sees officers working as carers'
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/prison-pop

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Ageing prison population 'sees officers working as carers'

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/prison-pop
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2019-12-04T13:39:55.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-12-04T13:46:43.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-27T08:31:13.655Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: justice, prison, prisoners
• Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50082036
• Size: 667 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Ageing prison population 'sees officers working as carers'

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/prison-pop/master/prisonpop.png)

In October 2019 the data unit [reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50082036) on figures showing an ageing prison population, and warnings from one organisation that it was leaving prison officers providing care for a growing number of older inmates.

## Get the data 

* [Prison population data](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/prison-pop/blob/master/Prison%20pop%20data.ods)

## Quotes and interviews

* Dave, who has worked in prisons as a custodial manager for more than 30 years

* Peter Clarke, chief inspector of prisons

* Ken Denton, from West Yorkshire, released from prison in June

* Spokesperson, The Prison Service

* Mark Fairhurst, national chair, Prison Officers' Association (POA) 

* Dr Mary Turner, reader in health services research, Huddersfield University

## Visualisation

* Multiple line chart: Age of prison population, 2002-2018