One of the biggest issues facing America today in correctional facilities is that of affordable and appropriate health care for inmates. Millions of inmates in U.S. prisons have high rates of communicable diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, tuberculosis, hepatitis B virus infection, and gonorrhea. . Before many inmates were incarcerated, most had limited access to health care, which, coupled with lack of compliance and poor lifestyle, made identification and treatment difficult. within the general community. Providing health care to inmates in prisons and jails can provide the opportunity to control the spread of certain communicable diseases. Communicable diseases are common among approximately 1.2 million inmates in U.S. prisons. Prison and jail inmates represent a portion of the population that is difficult to treat in the community. Many prisoners are poor and do not have access to health care outside of prison facilities. Their lifestyles outside of jails and prisons can also make it difficult to comply with different types of health care. Inmates in many facilities undergo a physical examination and tests for certain communicable diseases. But just because they take the tests doesn't mean they will receive the appropriate treatment for their illness while incarcerated. It is sometimes difficult for correctional facilities to treat infected people. Mainly because the inmates refuse to inform them of any illnesses they may have had before their incarceration, or it is a case of never being checked, and the illness is not really detected until months or even years later. late. Some inmates may not disclose the lack of health care they receive and how it could be detrimental to the community upon the inmate's release. People don't realize that once an inmate is released from prison, the majority of them have not been treated properly for an illness they may have had before their incarceration, or for something that they contracted it while incarcerated. Without proper treatment for these inmates, they are released into the public among all the other people with the same diseases around the world and risk infecting anyone they come into contact with. This later leads to the spread of these viruses and makes the issue of affordable healthcare for people around the world become a major problem, not only for those who cannot afford healthcare, but for all people in need of medical care. caution due to the spread of these viruses from previous inmates.