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- Centerforce: Collaborative
Programs in HIV, STD and Hepatitis Prevention
Joint program of Centerforce, a agency
providing support and services to inmates of San Quentin prison and other facilities in
northern and central California, and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.
- Emory University: Corrections Demonstration
Project
Funded by the CDC and HRSA, the CDP consists of seven state health departments
seeking to expand HIV-related services to incarcerated individuals and those recently
released.
- Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report
A forum
sponsored by Brown University for correctional problem-solving that targets correctional
administrators and HIV/AIDS- and hepatitis-care providers, including physicians, nurses,
outreach workers, and case managers. Formerly the HIV and Hepatitis Education Prison
Project.
- National HCV Prison Coalition
Joint program of
organizations and individuals interested in providing support and education to hepatitis C and
HIV/HCV coinfected prisoners.
- Newsletter Articles on Prisoners and
HIV/AIDS
General, treatment, and legal information on HIV in prisons from The Body.
- The Osborne Association: Health, Mental
Health and Chemical Dependency Services - AIDS in Prison Project
The Osborne Association operates a broad
range of treatment, educational, and vocational services for people involved in the adult
criminal and juvenile justice systems in New York State, including prisoners and former prisoners, their
children, and other family members. Includes work on AIDS in prison.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services: Services to People with HIV in Correctional Settings
Collaborative
corrections initiative by the CDC and HRSA for HIV prevention, intervention, and continuity of
care within correctional settings and the community.
General Criminal Justice and Prison Health Care Links- American Correctional Health Services
Association
(ACHSA) Organization providing support, skill development, and educational
programs for health care personnel, organizations, and decision-makers involved in
correctional healthcare.
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Mission is
to improve the quality of health care provided in jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement
facilities in the U.S.
- National Prison Hospice Association
Promotes hospice care
for terminally ill inmates.
- Positive Populations
Electronic newsletter of
Positive Populations, examining health care issues in correctional systems with a focus on
HIV and HCV.
- Society of Correctional Physicians
An organization of
physicians specializing in correctional medicine whose goals include the establishment,
review, and promotion of ethical ideals and service standards in correctional medicine, and to
encourage research in correctional health care issues.
- Stop Prisoner Rape
A nonprofit human rights organization that
seeks to end sexual violence against men, women, and youth in all forms of detention. Some
information also available in Spanish.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Corrections Statistics
Various collections of censal data pertaining to the U.S. corrections system. Includes some data on sexual assault in prisons.
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