Decrease in AIDS-related mortality in a state correctional system--New York, 1995-1998.

The New York State Department of Correctional Services (NYSDOCS) administers one of the largest prison systems in the United States, with a population of approximately 70,000 inmates; in 1995, blinded seroprevalence studies indicated that an estimated 9500 inmates were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This report summarizes an analysis of death records of inmates, which indicate a substantial reduction in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related deaths from 1995 through 1998 and describes the programs that may have contributed to this decline.