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Laura M. Maruschak, Jennifer Bronson, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians
August 24, 2017 NCJ 250641
Presents data on state and federal prisoners who were HIV-positive or had confirmed AIDS and prisoners who died from AIDS-related causes. This report includes the number and rate of prisoners with HIV by sex, the number of AIDS-related deaths in state and federal prisons, a demographic profile of state prisoners who died from AIDS-related causes, and the national AIDS-mortality rate among prisoners. It also describes HIV testing practices of jurisdictions at intake, while in custody, and upon discharge. Findings are based on data from BJS's National Prisoner Statistics program and Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
Highlights:
Part of the HIV in Prisons and Jails Series
Press Release
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Full report (PDF 980K)
ASCII file (26K)
Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 25K)
To cite this product, use the following link:
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6026
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