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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Personal care for murderers behind bars in old age

Personal care for murderers behind bars in old age 

Murderers serving life sentences will be given new rights to personal care as they grow old in prison, under plans announced yesterday.

The Government's long-awaited social care White Paper promised to ensure that elderly prisoners would receive adequate support with daily tasks such as washing and dressing.

Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, and Paul Burstow, his Liberal Democrat deputy, have agreed to wide-ranging reforms of social care laws, which include plans for the first framework for providing care to prisoners.

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