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Clinical Management
Clinical Management
Prisoners & HIV
General Articles
- Pushing for Progress: HIV/AIDS in Prisons (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council - Questions and Answers About Incarcerated Youth and HIV/AIDS (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council - HIV In Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy -- Transcript of an amFaR Briefing (April 22, 2008)
From kaisernetwork.org - Issue Brief -- HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy (March 2008)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research - HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy -- Summary of Recommendations (March 2008)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research - U.S. Congress Passes Prison HIV-Testing Bill Without Requiring Written Consent (September 28, 2007)
Ignoring AIDS stigma, House passes prison HIV-testing bill without provision for written informed consent.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works - HIV Prevalence Among U.S. Inmates Continues to Fall, but Remains High (September 27, 2007)
From U.S. Department of Justice - New York City Takes Steps to Improve Care for HIV-Positive Inmates (April 14, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Community Case Management for Former Jail Inmates: Its Impacts on Rearrest, Drug Use and HIV Risk (August 30, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Illinois Passes Law Addressing Link Between African Americans, Prison and HIV (August 23, 2005)
In The Advocate - Managing Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Jails (September 2003)
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School - UNAIDS Report Focuses on HIV, TB in Prisons (August 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A Correctional Perspective on SARS (June 2003)
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School - Alabama: Study Says Segregating HIV and AIDS Prisoners Costly (May 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HEPP Report: Inside News (April 2003)
Updates on SARS, smallpox, TB, and policy issues related to prisoner care and treatment.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School - HIV 101: Diagnosis of Neuropathy in HIV-Positive Prison Inmates (June/July 2001)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
HIV Prevention & Prisoners
- Black Religious Leaders, Public Health Officials in N. Carolina Urge HIV Testing for Prison Inmates (April 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - U.S. Congress Passes Prison HIV-Testing Bill Without Requiring Written Consent (September 28, 2007)
Ignoring AIDS stigma, House passes prison HIV-testing bill without provision for written informed consent.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works - U.S. Prisons Shun Accepted HIV Prevention Efforts, Report Says (January 11, 2007)
In New England Journal of Medicine - San Francisco County Distributes Condoms to Prison Inmates Despite Gov. Schwarzenegger's Veto of Prison Condom Distribution Bill (December 20, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Most HIV-Positive Male Inmates Don't Get Infected in Prison, Report Finds (April 21, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Illinois: New Law to Focus on HIV in Blacks; Infection Rate Tied to Prison Population (August 19, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Essential Elements of Standard Precautions in the Correctional Setting (July/August 2004)
A chart outlining key practices and equipment used to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School - Infection Control in the Correctional Setting (July/August 2004)
An overview of recommendations and guidelines by Joseph Bick, M.D.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School - The Key to Infection Control in Correctional Settings (July/August 2004)
A letter from Lester Wright, M.D., editor of HEPP Report.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School - Canada Resists Mandatory Disease Testing in Prisons (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Prevention, Treatment Needed in Prisons: Report (May 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Spotlight: Condoms in Correctional Settings (January 2002)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School - HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing in the Criminal Justice System (August 2001)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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