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HIV/AIDS in US prisons and gaols : epidemiology, policy and programs

Theodore M Hammett

Published in:
HIV/AIDS and prisons : proceedings of a conference held 19-21 November 1990
Jennifer Norberrry, Matt Gaughwin and Sally-Anne Gerull (eds)
ISBN 0 642 16202 6 ; ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992
(AIC Conference Proceedings; no. 4)

Abstract

The authors summarise the 1990 update of AIDS in correctional settings, a report put out by the National Institute of Justice. The report covers HIV infection and AIDS statistics as well as correctional policy issues and options. The latter include education and training; HIV testing and counselling; medical care, psychosocial services, housing, and correctional management issues; and precautionary and preventive measures. Twelve tables of statistical data from the report, some comparing US and Canadian systems, are appended. They cover numbers of AIDS cases, data from mass screenings, and AIDS education programs in US correctional facilities.