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This web-first 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 at yearend 2023. The report also provides findings on HIV testing practices during the 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.
HIV in Prisons, 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 309975) was written by BJS Statistician Laura M. Maruschak. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States.
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