Prison - a place for dying? An explorative study on the perspective of professionals

This paper reviews the results of a qualitative pilot study on the meaning of death and dying in prison from the perspective of professionals. In future years, the penal system will increasingly be confronted with the natural death of inmates and those in security detention. Against this background, this analysis of expert interviews shows specific tension between the societal ideal of "good dying" and the restrictive conditions of incarceration. Interviewees discuss the question of how best to support dying inmates within the limitations of the prison system.