Dr. Ivan Zinger at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On June 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

June 2nd, 2009 / 9:40 a.m.

Executive Director and General Counsel, Office of the Correctional Investigator

I would first say that data are actually quite sparse on some of those issues, but I would be more than happy to provide you with the existing data. A study done back in 1999 was quite thorough, and the service has recently replicated some of that data.

In terms of hepatitis C, we're looking at a rate of 30% among the inmate population. In terms of HIV, it's 10 times higher than in the general population. I can provide you with a much more detailed response.

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