Table 1.

Roundtable recommendations to better understand the challenges faced by criminal justice-involved older adults, their health and social service needs, and the community services needed to better meet their needs (Step 1)

Consensus Recommendations Identified by Interdisciplinary Roundtable Experts
1. Collect age-stratified data to assess outcomes
2. Improve access to alternatives to incarceration
3. Develop tools to identify at-risk older adults on arrest
4. Expand self-care and peer mentoring for incarcerated older adults
5. Enable transitions of healthcare from jail/prison to community
6. Expand training in geriatrics for criminal justice professionals