Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report : Medical Problems of Inmates 1997

By Maruschak, Laura M.

Book Id: WPLBN0000073518
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report : Medical Problems of Inmates 1997
Author:	Maruschak, Laura M.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Economic & political studies
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Printing Office
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Government Reference Publication

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Excerpt: In 1997 an estimated 347, 000 State and Federal prison inmates reported having a physical impairment or mental condition. Thirty-one percent of State inmates and 23% of Federal inmates reported having a learning or speech disability, a hearing or vision problem, or a mental or physical condition. Based on data from personal interviews, an estimated 318, 000 State and Federal inmates reported being injured since admission. Ten percent of State inmates and 3% of Federal inmates reported being injured in a fight. About 1 in 5 State and Federal inmates said they had been injured in an accident.

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