"February 2015." "NCJ 248491." Chiefly tables. "In 2011-12, half of state and federal prisoners and local jail inmates reported ever having a chronic condition (figure 1). Chronic conditions include cancer, high blood pressure, stroke-related problems, diabetes, heart-related problems, kidney-related problems, arthritis, asthma, and cirrhosis of the liver. Twenty-one percent of prisoners and 14% of jail inmates reported ever having an infectious disease, including tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). About 1% of prisoners and jail inmates who had been tested for HIV reported being HIV positive." -- Page [1].
Medical problems of state and federal prisoners and jail inmates, 2011-12
Maruschak, L., Berzofsky, M., & Unangst, J. (2015). Medical problems of state and federal prisoners and jail inmates, 2011-12. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mpsfpji1112.pdf
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