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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