Resources for Prisoners & Advocates
Resources for Prison Staff & Health Workers
- Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (Regularly Updated)
Newsletter (formerly HEPP Report) on HIV and hepatitis in prison for those working in the criminal justice system.
From Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report
- First Steps: Understanding the Culture of Corrections (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Hitting the Bricks: Working With Recently Released Former Prisoners Living With HIV/AIDS (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Infection Control in the Correctional Setting: Hand Washing, Food Handling, Machine Usage and Waste Handling (August 2005)
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In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
- Inmate Peer Education Programs: An Overview (December 2004)
By Thomas Michael Simmons, an inmate peer educator at California State Prison, Lancaster.
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In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
- 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
- So Your Facility Has CA-MRSA (July/August 2004)
A guide to the treatment and control of community-associated MRSA in correctional facilities, by Dean Rieger M.D., M.P.H., and Joseph Bick, M.D.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
- Prison Health News First Issue Available (April 4, 2003)
Free newsletter for prisoners, family members and prison medical staff on HIV, hepatitis and other major illnesses.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Inmate's Resource Guide (July/August 2001)
HIV resources for inmates and correctional facility staff.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network