WHYY included insight from Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, FACS, Interim Trauma Program Medical Director and Director of Trauma Research at Temple University Hospital, in an article examining “accelerated aging” and caring for those who are incarcerated. This article is part of a larger series from WHYY and the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University on what it’s like for women serving life sentences and aging in place at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution in Muncy.