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Resources for Prisoners & Advocates

AIDS in Prison Project (Regularly Updated)
Hotline (collect calls accepted), technical assistance and advocacy for HIV-positive prisoners.
From The Osborne Association
Center for Community Alternatives (Regularly Updated)
An organization that promotes reintegrative justice and a reduced reliance on incarceration through advocacy, services and public policy development in pursuit of civil and human rights.
Center for Health Justice (Regularly Updated)
Provides HIV legal and education information.
Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (Regularly Updated)
An organization that provides legal and educational services to maintain the bond between imprisoned mothers and their children.
HIV/AIDS in Prisons (Regularly Updated)
Publications and reports on HIV/AIDS in prison.
From Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
HIV/Hepatitis C in Prison Committee (Regularly Updated)
Advocacy for prisoners with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C in California.
Legal Services for Prisoners With Children (Regularly Updated)
Organization that advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration.
National HCV Prison Coalition (Regularly Updated)
Education, advocacy and support for prisoners with hepatitis C and HIV coinfection.
National Minority AIDS Council's Prison Initiative (Regularly Updated)
HIV education and resources for correctional facility staff and HIV-positive prisoners.
Our Place, DC (Regularly Updated)
An organization in Washington, D.C., that support women who are or have been in the criminal justice system by providing the resources they need to maintain connections with the community, resettle after incarceration, and reconcile with their families.
Positive Populations (Regularly Updated)
Positive Populations is a newsletter that examines health care issues in correctional systems with a special focus on chronic infectious diseases.
Prison Activist Resource Center (Regularly Updated)
Support and resources for prisoners and prison activists.
Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (Regularly Updated)
Advocacy, education and support for prisoners in Toronto, Canada on HIV and hepatitis C issues.
Stop Prisoner Rape (Regularly Updated)
Resources and advocacy for survivors of prison rape.
The Sentencing Project (Regularly Updated)
A national organization working for a fair and effective criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing law and practice and alternatives to incarceration.
Prison Health News First Issue Available (April 4, 2003)
Free newsletter for prisoners, family members and prison medical staff on HIV, hepatitis and other major illnesses.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Inmate's Resource Guide (July/August 2001)
HIV resources for inmates and correctional facility staff.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Survival in the "Free World": Los Angeles Task Force Helps Inmates With HIV/AIDS (February 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Breaking Down the Walls (July 1999)
The Prison Pen Pals Project at Body Positive.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Resources for Prison Staff & Health Workers

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (Regularly Updated)
Newsletter (formerly HEPP Report) on HIV and hepatitis in prison for those working in the criminal justice system.
From Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report
Criminal Justice Fact Sheets (Regularly Updated)
Fact sheets on HIV in the criminal justice system.
From Center for Community-Based Health Strategies
First Steps: Understanding the Culture of Corrections (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Hitting the Bricks: Working With Recently Released Former Prisoners Living With HIV/AIDS (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
National Minority AIDS Council's Prison Initiative (Regularly Updated)
HIV education and resources for correctional facility staff and HIV-positive prisoners.
Positive Populations (Regularly Updated)
Newsletter and online forum covering HIV issues in correctional facilities.
Prevention Among Injection Drug Users: Criminal Justice (Regularly Updated)
Series of fact sheets on drug use and HIV in the criminal justice system.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Services to People With HIV in Correctional Settings (Regularly Updated)
U.S. government project increasing access to health care and improving the health of HIV-positive prisoners.
Understanding Prison Health Care (Regularly Updated)
Medical education on prisoner health care.
World Health Organization Health in Prisons Project (Regularly Updated)
Resources for correctional facilities to improve prison health care.
Infection Control in the Correctional Setting: Hand Washing, Food Handling, Machine Usage and Waste Handling (August 2005)
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In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
Inmate Peer Education Programs: An Overview (December 2004)
By Thomas Michael Simmons, an inmate peer educator at California State Prison, Lancaster.
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In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
Essential Elements of Standard Precautions in the Correctional Setting (July/August 2004)
A chart outlining key practices and equipment used to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Infection Control in the Correctional Setting (July/August 2004)
An overview of recommendations and guidelines by Joseph Bick, M.D.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
So Your Facility Has CA-MRSA (July/August 2004)
A guide to the treatment and control of community-associated MRSA in correctional facilities, by Dean Rieger M.D., M.P.H., and Joseph Bick, M.D.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Prison Health News First Issue Available (April 4, 2003)
Free newsletter for prisoners, family members and prison medical staff on HIV, hepatitis and other major illnesses.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Inmate's Resource Guide (July/August 2001)
HIV resources for inmates and correctional facility staff.
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

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