Published on 15 October 2018

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS (very approximately)
  • 20 percent of Californians are ex-felons
  • As of 2015, 0.8% of California prisoners had HIV
  • 63,264 ex-felons in California in 2017 have HIV
  • 62,448 ex-felons in California in 2015 had HIV
  • 59,631 HIV cases for non-ex-felons in California in 2015
  • 31,224,000 Californian non-ex-felons in 2015
  • 0.2% HIV rate for non-ex-felons in California in 2015
  • 122,079 HIV cases in California overall in 2015
• CONCLUSIONS
  • About 20 percent, or 1 in 5, Californians are ex-felons
  • This subgroup accounts for a little over half the HIV cases in California
  • While most California prisoners are being tested for HIV, non-ex-felons may not be aware of their HIV status. The reported HIV rate among non-ex-felons may begin to increase as more and more people avail themselves of the annual tests provided for through Medicare and MediCal.
  • Comments on 2015 Prisoner HIV Incidence by State
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