Exploring the Community Reintegration of Previously Incarcerated Older Adults: Insights from a Community Residential Facility in Peterborough, Ontario

Globally, there is an increasing proportion of incarcerated older adults within correctional institutions due to longer criminal sentences and repeated offences, not to mention population aging more generally. While there are strategies in place to support this aging population while they are inside correctional institutions, what is missing is a better understanding of the contexts and experiences of older individuals as they are released from correctional facilities and begin to navigate their reintegration back into society. This presentation will address the immediate gap in knowledge about community reintegration of previously incarcerated older adults, by focusing on the experiences and perspectives of older adults, staff members and community stakeholders from a CSC contracted community residential facility program (Haley House) in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Findings provide insights into challenges related to community reintegration for formerly incarcerated older adults. Specifically, aging-related, continuum of support and stigma challenges speak to the barriers this aging population faces as they re-enter the community from Canadian correctional institutions, seeking both medical and social supports.

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