The Incarcerated & HIV/AIDS

Rusti began her HIV/AIDs advocacy in the early 1990s, as a peer educator in the prison where she herself was incarcerated. Now this mother, grandmother, wife and long-term survivor fights for incarcerated women's health from outside the walls.

Rusti's Blog: Advocacy Outside the Walls

General Articles

HIV in Prisons and Jails (January 23, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Incarceration, Sex With an STI- or HIV-Infected Partner, and Infection With an STI or HIV in Bushwick, Brooklyn, N.Y.: A Social Network Perspective (November 10, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Expert Urges Creation of Needle Exchange in Canada's Prisons (October 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Risk After Release From Prison: A Qualitative Study of Former Inmates (August 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Impact of Prison Status on HIV-Related Risk Behaviors (May 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV-Positive Former Inmates Face New Obstacles in Society (May 4, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How Congress Can Cut Criminal Justice Spending (and Fight HIV): FAMM's Plan: A Blog Entry by Rachel Farris (April 26, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
HIV-Positive Former Inmates Face New Obstacles in Society (April 19, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
Behind the Walls (Winter 2011)
Living with HIV in prison comes with its own set of challenges, and some aren't the ones you'd expect.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Dissolution of Primary Intimate Relationships During Incarceration and Associations With Post-Release STI/HIV Risk Behavior in a Southeastern City (January 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tackling Physical, Mental Health Of Prisoners Would Improve Public Health, Researchers Say (November 19, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In the South, HIV Prison Discrimination Charges On (September 8, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
UN Warning on AIDS in Prisons (July 24, 2010)
From Associated Press
Penal Reform, Decriminalisation of Illicit Drugs and Increased Advocacy All Central to Improving Prisoners' Health (July 23, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
This Week: Call on Congress to Reform Drug Sentencing to Fight HIV/AIDS (July 20, 2010)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
The Forgotten Epidemics: HIV and HCV in Prisons, Pre-Trial Detention, and Other Closed Settings (July 19, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
More Than Half of Russian Prisoners Ill, Many With HIV, TB (July 14, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Human Rights Watch and ACLU Reports HIV Inmate Segregation in Two U.S. States (April 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Down Low vs. the Lockdown (November/December 2009)
Shining a light on prison sexual violence.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Study Finds U.S. Prison System Falls Short in Treating Drug Addiction (September 8, 2009)
From Miriam Hospital
Decision to Allow HIV-Positive Inmates in Alabama to Participate in Work-Release Program Makes "Significant Statement," Editorial Says (August 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Program Once Reserved for Alabama Inmates With HIV/AIDS Expanded to All Inmates (July 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Federal Grant Awarded to Austin, Texas HIV/AIDS Organization Targeting Former Inmates (July 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Majority of Ex-Inmates in Texas Delay HIV Treatment, Study Finds (February 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Orleans Program Will Provide HIV, STI Testing, Treatment to Inmates (February 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
At a Mexican Prison for Men, HIV Is in the Cells (August 25, 2008)
In The New York Times
HIV In Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy -- Transcript of an amFaR Briefing (April 22, 2008)
From kaisernetwork.org
A Man Born With HIV Meets With Prisoners With Exceptional HIV Expertise (April 7, 2008)
In PalmBeachPost.com
Issue Brief -- HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy (March 2008)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy -- Summary of Recommendations (March 2008)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
ACLU Wants Alabama Inmates With HIV to Be Allowed in Work Release (November 7, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alabama: HIV Inmates to Get More Contact With Other Inmates, Commissioner Says (November 1, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Number of HIV-Positive U.S. Inmates Continues to Fall, But Remains High (September 27, 2007)
From U.S. Department of Justice
New York City Takes Steps to Improve Care for HIV-Positive Inmates (April 14, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Case Management for Former Jail Inmates: Its Impacts on Rearrest, Drug Use and HIV Risk (August 30, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois Passes Law Addressing Link Between African Americans, Prison and HIV (August 23, 2005)
In The Advocate
Crisis of the Confined: HIV in Prison (October 2004)
A report on stigma and ignorance in U.S. prisons, with a focus on New York, home to more than 12,000 HIV-positive inmates.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Depression and HIV in Prison (Spring 2004)
Danny Meyers, an HIV-positive Colorado inmate, reviews potential causes and treatments of depression.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
Fall Conference Updates 2003 (November 2003)
[Archived Article]
Highlights from a pair of correctional healthcare conferences, as well as ICAAC and IDSA.
In HEPP Report, from HIV Education Prison Project
Managing Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Jails (September 2003)
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Dozens of Work-Release Inmates Test Positive for TB After One Develops Active Case (August 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS Report Focuses on HIV, TB in Prisons (August 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Correctional Perspective on SARS (June 2003)
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Alabama: Study Says Segregating HIV and AIDS Prisoners Costly (May 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HEPP Report: Inside News (April 2003)
Updates on SARS, smallpox, TB, and policy issues related to prisoner care and treatment.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Questions and Answers About Incarcerated Youth and HIV/AIDS (PDF) (2003)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Illinois: Cook County Inmates Hear HIV Message (December 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Busted! (December 2002)
[Archived Article]
Fugitive felons and the long arm of the Social Security Administration.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
HEPP Report: Inside News (August/September 2002)
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Pushing for Progress: HIV/AIDS in Prisons (PDF) (June 2002)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Prisons Are Breeding Ground for HIV, but Officials Ignore Problem (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV 101: Diagnosis of Neuropathy in HIV-Positive Prison Inmates (June/July 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
Collected Wisdom on Your First Steps Out of Prison (May 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Under Lock and Key: Youth Under the Influence of HIV (May 2001)
Sheryl, 15, is one of the growing number of youth with HIV in prison.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Overcoming the Fear in Prison: The HAAP Experience (May 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Free as a Bird and HIV-Positive: A Pre-Release Preparation Checklist (August 15, 2000)
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From PositiveWords
Free as a Bird and HIV-Positive: Where you Gonna Go After Prison? (August 15, 2000)
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From PositiveWords
Your Benefits and You: Prisoners Should Be Wary of Losing Future Benefits (October 1999)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Two Interventions for Incarcerated Adolescent Males (September 17, 1999)
[Archived Article]
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
HIV-Positive Prisoners Forced to Wear Stun Belts (September 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV/AIDS in Prison Project Threatened: Interview With Judy Greenspan, Director (February 6, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDS Behind Bars: We Should All Care (January 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive