BJS Releases HIV in Prisons, 2023 – Statistical Tables
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released HIV in Prisons, 2023 – Statistical Tables today. This report presents national- and jurisdiction-level estimates of the number and rate of persons living with HIV while in the custody of state and federal correctional authorities. Also included are data on HIV testing practices during the prison intake process, while in custody, and during discharge planning, by jurisdiction. Estimates are based on data collected as part of BJS’s National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program.
The NPS program collects annual data on prisoners at yearend from the 50 state departments of corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. BJS has been using the NPS to collect these data since 1991.
| Title: | HIV in Prisons, 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 309975) |
| Author: | Laura M. Maruschak, BJS Statistician |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/hiv-prisons-2023-statistical-tables |
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