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small chart showing that rates of diabetes, hepatitis, asthma, and hypertension have all increased among people in state prison since 2004

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Survey of Prison Inmates 2016 and Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2004. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2022)

This graph originally appeared in Chronic Punishment: The unmet health needs of people in state prisons.



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