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n Canada, Aboriginal people represent Iapproximately 2% of the adult population,2 while Aboriginal offenders comprise 17% of the federal incarcerated population.3 The numerous health issues facing the incarcerated Aboriginal offender population in general, has become a concern for the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). This article provides a summary of the literature on physical non-communicable and communicable diseases that impact the Aboriginal offender population as well as some other areas of concern. The majority of the research presented is on the health of Aboriginal people in the general population since very few studies have been conducted on Aboriginal offender health specifically. It should be noted that the majority of health research on Aboriginal people has been conducted on First Nations and Inuit populations, and to a much lesser extent, on Métis.