HIV in Prisons 1994

State and Federal prisons reported holding 22,713 inmates who were HIV positive in 1994. The inmates were 2.3% of the total prison population, about the same percentage as in 1991. Among State prisoners, women (3.9%) were more likely than men (2.4%) to be HIV positive. Almost 5,000 inmates, 1/2 of 1% of all prisoners, had confirmed AIDS at yearend 1994; this rate was 7 times that of the general population. For each State and the Federal prison system, the report provides the number of HIV-positive and active AIDS inmates, the number of AIDS-related deaths, and HIV-testing policies. 3/96. NCJ 158020.

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Note: For further discussion and information about HIV in correctional populations,
refer to 1994 Update: HIV/AIDS and STDs in Correctional Facilities, p. 9.
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