Infectious Disease Among Inmate Populations

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This paper traces the history of infectious disease in American prisons back to the American Revolution and the containment of American soldiers by British troops on prison ships. The paper explains that during that period, the British operated 16 prison ships, which often held over 1,000 men each by 1776 (DeWan, 2006, para. 2). The American prisoners were comprised of military men and seamen that the British held as enemies to the British crown off the coast of New York and New Jersey. The prisoners, many of them wounded in battle or already infected with disease, received no medical treatment during their incarceration. Furthermore, the prisoners were held in close quarters, without sanitary conditions, allowing for the spread of disease to be imminent.

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