Prison And Hiv Aids

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New York Times Examines Link Between Prisons, HIV/AIDS Prevalence Among African Americans

The New York Times on Friday examined the link between high incarceration rates and HIV/AIDS prevalence among African Americans, a "complex domestic issue" that has proved to be a "continuing struggle" in the effort to curb the disease in the... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Texas: Fresh Start Grant to Help Ex-Prisoners Get HIV/AIDS Care

In Texas, federal funds are helping recently released African-American prisoners at risk of HIV become reintegrated into society. With the help of a $1.6 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, AIDS... Read more »

South Africa: State Finally Outlines Prison HIV/AIDS Plan

On Sept. 8, South Africa's Department of Correctional Services (DCS) finally filed an affidavit with the Durban High Court outlining its plan to treat HIV-positive prisoners at the Westville Prison. The filing follows a stern rebuke by Judge Chris... Read more »

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hiv treatment in prisons

i am in a prison in texas.i was just diagnosed on jan.16th, how can i get treatment in prison when they say that they can not afford it?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

You are entitled to proper health care when confined in prison. The prison system has the responsibility to provide medical care, including treatment for HIV infection and AIDS. If you are not getting treatment, you are entitled to appeal to the... Read more »

Occupational Exposure...In Prison?

Hi Dr. Bob,I have a question that's sort of a spin on the occupational exposure issue. Usually it seems that transmission of HIV through occupational exposure means needlesticks/contact with blood in a medical setting. My question is, do you...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Stacie,You can be a forensic psychologist without placing yourself at risk for bodily harm or HIV infection. However, if you are drawn to the study of "violent behavior" and yet are "terrified of everything," you really need... Read more »

Cabability of AIDS sufferers

Hypothetically if prisoners who had full blown AIDs were pardoned from their sentences, would they have the life span/strength to continue to commit crimes. How physically weak are full blown AIDS patients, is there a biological point where they are...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Many if not most patients with AIDS on treatment in the US regain much of their health and feel reasonably good. Their life expectancy is steadily increasing with improved treatments.... Read more »

Sex life and aids (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES) (HIV FROM TWO HIV NEGATIVES)

Can you get aids from any type of sex, such as fingering, oral, or actual sex, if you and your partner both dont have aids? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,This QTND (Question That Never Dies) continues to, well, never die! It's a direct consequence of Dubya's abstinence-only sex education programs or perhaps of home schooling. See below.Dr. BobBareback possibility (HIV TRANSMISSION... Read more »

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hiv in prison

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Few Men Found to Get HIV in Prison- CDC Report

"HIV Transmission Among Male Inmates in a State Prison System --- Georgia, 1992-2005" April 21, 2006
(full CDC Report follows Washington Post article)

By David Brown
Washington... Read more »

HIV in prisons

Posted by curious_about, 3 Replies

I am interested in HIV healthcare in prisons. I honestly don't know much about what goes on inside, what the difficulties are. I've been thinking about it because I work at a place that provides HIV healthcare and there has been talk about... Read more »

HIV In Prisons-MYTHS-Tattooing

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Busted! Georgia Prison Study Shakes Down Some HIV Myths

by Laura Whitehorn

April 26, 2006A new study tracking HIV through the Georgia prison system is busting some myths about life behind bars and raising questions about... Read more »

is aids way worse than hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

everything i read or at least the best news relates to hiv it says nothing about AIDS. Read more »

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