HIV/AIDS Medical and Service Information
(Note:
Hepatitis C section
below.)
American
Civil Liberties Union HIV issues, including a section on prison.
The
Body's "Prisoners and HIV/AIDS" page has links to dozens
of articles including personal accounts, legal information, HIV and HCV
treatment, and general news.
California
Prison Focus HIV/Hepatitis C has news stories, letters, links.
Purposes include fight for consistent access to quality medical care
including access to all new HIV and hepatitis C medications, diagnostic
testing and combination therapies.
HIV Education
Prison Project (HEPP), a monthly newsletter. Published by Brown
University, HEPP Report, a forum for correctional problem solving, targets
correctional administrators and HIV/AIDS and hepatitis care providers
including physicians, nurses, outreach workers, and case
managers. Publishes monthly newsletter on HIV treatment in prison; current
and back issues are available on the Web.
"HIV
in Prison 2000" - by Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S.
Department of Justice.
Hopkins
AIDS Education. (You may need to select the Corrections
chapter.) The Corrections chapter is no longer in the print version, but the
2000/2001 chapter is still online.
HIV
on Lockdown Select the July/August 2001 issues of Positively Aware.
New
Mexico AIDS Infonet, Practical treatment information organized as
almost 140 single-page fact sheets on topics including background on AIDS,
prevention, services, antivirals, opportunistic infections, side effects of
medicines, alternative and complementary treatments, and AIDS Web links.
PASAN.
Canadian organization with amazing prison planning and discharge resources
-- much of it useful in the U.S. and other countries as well. See especially
"PROS & CONS: A Guide to Creating Successful Community-Based
HIV/AIDS Programs for Prisoners," published 2002; it's available
through the "IN PRINT" link on the home page.
Prison
Initiative of the National Minority AIDS Council. See their resource
list for: Conferences; Correctional setting-specific publications;
Newsletters; Pamphlets, brochures & handouts on HIV/AIDS; Videos;
General health info/STD; Hepatitis; Policy reports & other good stuff;
Additional resources for inmates.
Prisonpoz.
Has an email list on HIV and related conditions in prison.
U.S. government HIV/AIDS
treatment guidelines.
HVC (Hepatitis C) and Prison -- Resources
HCV Prison Project,
a consortium of organizations working to provide support and education to
prisoners with hepatitis C and co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C. Our
goal is to bring about
more awareness of the HCV epidemic in prisons and ensure that prisoners are
treated fairly and humanely and are given access to prevention measures,
diagnosis and treatment consistent with community standards of care.
The
National Hepatitis C Prison Coalition was formed to bring together
organizations and individuals interested in raising awareness and providing
support to prisoners who are suffering from hepatitis and HIV/HCV
co-infection. Our goal is to help educate prisoners and advocate for better
testing, treatment and prevention of these diseases. Site has many useful
links on HCV, HIV, and prisons (check the bottom of the home page, as well
as the "Links" page).
Prisons.org Here are links to some other organizations/publications
working on issues related to HIV/HCV in prison.