In this New York Times Op Ed, Laurie Shrage explores how the racial profiling in America may be fueling an urgent public health crisis. In the United States, the rate of HIV infection amongst African American women, is 20 times higher than that of white women. The disproportionately high rates of HIV amongst African American women in America has been recognized at a high level, including by Hillary Clinton as early as 2007, however the rapid rate of infection has been hard to account for. In this article, Laurie Shrage reviews the possible connection between the disproportionate HIV rates and the high incarceration rates amongst African Americans. 

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