[Tuberculosis in prisoners and persons released from penitentiary-labor establishments]

High tuberculosis prevalence found among the convicts of penitentiary-labour establishments 20 times exceeds that found among the adult population of the Sverdlovsk region. Constant migration of patients exists between the antituberculosis institutions of the region and penitentiary-labour establishments located on its territory. Considering the fact that adequate treatment of patients with antisocial behaviour cannot be organized in tuberculosis hospitals the problem must be solved at places of confinement.