At yearend 2020, an estimated 11,940 persons in the custody of state and federal correctional authorities were known to be living with HIV, a decline of nearly 16% from yearend 2019 (14,180). This includes persons who were HIV-positive or had confirmed AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The decline mirrors the 15% decline in the overall state and federal prison population over the same time period. As a result of the decline in both populations, the rate of persons with HIV remained at 1,153 per 100,000 persons in state and federal prisons from 2019 to 2020.
HIV in Prisons, 2020 - Statistical Tables (2022)
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