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More Problems for US and the Underclass We've Built

By Michael Blankenship

Because of intravenous drug use, unprotected sex and tattooing with unsterile needles, rates of H.I.V. infection are nine times higher in prison populations than in the public, according to a 2009 report from the RAND Corporation. The rates of hepatitis C were found to be at least 10 times higher, and probably much more. Additionally, with the prison population aging, and a large segment lacking consistent care for most of their lives, advanced diabetes, hypertension, asthma and cancer are common. Current public health care systems are not designed to accommodate the varied logistical and cultural needs of men and women who have been incarcerated. As a result, many former inmates simply do not seek care at all, said several doctors who work with former prisoners...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on February 05, 2010 (boomark / email).