U.S. News Texas: Inmate Advocates Work to Close Lapse in HIV Treatment After DischargeJune 30, 2011 Efforts are underway in Texas to ensure that inmates receiving HIV treatment do not fall out of care once they leave the correctional setting. "Navigating a hospital system is daunting if you have been incarcerated since 19 and never had to deal with it," said Shannon Hilgart, associate executive director of the AIDS Outreach Center. Ex-prisoners coming home to Tarrant County often are referred to AOC, whose case workers see two to three such clients a month. The changes enacted at the state level are having some success, officials say. Typically, the University of Texas Medical Branch sends former prisoners' paperwork along before they arrive, said Brenda Herndon Johnston, an AOC care and treatment manager. And one worker at THMP is dedicated to processing applications from ex-offenders. "They have it working without delays so, when the client comes in, we get the process rolling as quickly as possible," she said. Fort Worth Star Telegram 06.12.2011; Alex Branch ![]() Examining Link Between "Power Structures," Disease Spread Through Study of Incarceration, HIV Treatment This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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