Hiv In Jails

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HIV in Prisons and Jails

HIV and Correctional Settings Health Care in Prisons and Jails Prisoners With HIV Infection HIV Care for Prisoners Improving Your HIV Treatment Risk Factors While Incarcerated What Happens When HIV-Positive Prisoners Are Released? HIV and Correctional Settings People with HIV sometimes have to spend time in a jail or prison. Jails are usually operated by counties. Prisons are state or federal institutions. The rate of...

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Possibly exposed to HIV in Jail?!

I recently had a cartilage piercing in my ear. A few hours after I had it pierced, I was arrested (petty theft) and sent to jail where I was forced to remove all my jewelry including the earring from my freshly pierced ear. It bled a lot and an...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

I don't see how you could have been infected with HIV this way. First of all, the virus probably would not have survived long enough to have been passed from one person to the glove, then the glove to the earring, and then an hour later to you... Read more »

Hiv test in jail

Hi my brother is in jail and he requested a hiv test because he has never had one he told me had unprotected sex with a few girls a while ago definately over three months ago. My brother told me they tested him with an oral swab and that they will...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,What you're describing is one type of rapid test. It's <i>very</i> reliable. But you're right, there's another oral test that will give results after about 20 minutes.Hope this helps!Erik... Read more »

jail time or mental hospital for nondisclosure

Hello If an hiv person doesnt disclose their hiv before having sex would that hiv person go to jail with hard criminals like murders and rapest? What if the hiv person suffered from schizophenia would they be sent to a mental hospital to serve their...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Much depends on local laws. In many places such non-disclosure is a crime. DW... Read more »

Hepatitis C in jail

Hello there. I am taking the time to ask you a question for my brothers well being. He got out of jail 6 months ago and when he came over(not to be gross lol) I remember his face was full of zits that he had been picking at, and was problly like...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

HCV is mainly transmitted through injection drug use and uncommonly through unprotected sex. HCV is uncommonly transmitted through medical procedures. Transmission through blood is a very rare event now with testing of the blood supply with very... Read more »

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Looking for Pen Pal for My Friend

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

My name is Pam and I have a friend in jail. He is HIV positive and he is wanting someone to write to. He has many thoughts, concerns, and just wants to share with somone who can understand the same thing he is going through,someone who is HIV... Read more »

Hello

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi my name is Maureen but most people call me Mo. Ive found out I was HIV positive while in jail for prostitution, I was also a heroin/cocaine addict. I never wanted to hurt anyone so I could no longer be a prostitute. Condoms are great but they are... Read more »

God has a really cruel sense of humor

Posted by dj1979, 6 Replies

Okay, now that I found out we can have sex, I get my period a week early. And to top it off, my hubby is in jail - for something that happened back in January - for 40 days. So, 2 days before he had to report to jail, Aunt Flo comes to visit,... Read more »

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