Long-standing health and social inequalities associated with minorities have increased their risk for infection, hospitalization, and death related to COVID-19. This disparity is further exacerbated with incarcerated individuals, yet little attention, both prepandemic and presently, has been devoted to collecting up-to-date data. This study uses the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (SISCF), the most recent data, to explore the general offender population and self-reported chronic and medical health conditions to highlight how COVID-19 will impact marginalized populations. Results from the four binary regression models found that minority males are more likely to have chronic illnesses which increase in probability with longer sentences, number of incarcerations, and advancement in age. Our findings advocate for the development of recent data sets on inmate health, particularly minority individuals, as well as the construction of more precise health measures to address these health disparities, including COVID-19.

与少数民族相关的长期健康和社会不平等增加了他们与 COVID-19 相关的感染、住院和死亡的风险。被监禁的人进一步加剧了这种差异，但在大流行前和目前，很少有人关注收集最新数据。本研究使用 2004 年州惩教设施囚犯调查 (SISCF)，即最新数据，探索一般罪犯人口和自我报告的慢性病和医疗健康状况，以强调 COVID-19 将如何影响边缘化人群。四个二元回归模型的结果发现，少数族裔男性更容易患慢性病，随着刑期、监禁次数和年龄的增长，慢性病的可能性也会增加。