HIV In Prisons, 2007-2008
"Presents year end 2007 and 2008 data from the National Prisoner Statistics and the Deaths in Custody series. The report provides data on the number of female and male prisoners who were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or had confirmed AIDS. Findings include the number of AIDS-related deaths in state and federal prisons, a profile of those inmates who died in state prison, and a comparison of AIDS rates between prison inmates and the general population. The report also covers the circumstances under which inmates were tested for HIV.

Highlights include the following:

At yearend 2008, 1.5% (20,231) of male inmates and 1.9% (1,913) of female inmates held in state or federal prisons
were HIV positive or had confirmed AIDS.
Between 2007 and 2008, California (up 246), Missouri (up 169), and Florida (up 166) reported the largest increases in
the number of prisoners who were HIV positive or had confirmed AIDS.
During 2007, 130 state and federal prisoners died from AIDS-related causes."