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Aboriginals, HIV/AIDS and prisons

Stanley Nangala

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

AIDS is a major issue for Aborigines in prison, particularly given their over representation as exposed in the Royal Commission's Interim report. Nangala calls for: alternatives to Aboriginal imprisonment; culturally sensitive health and education services; improving prisoners' access to items such as condoms and clean needles; and confidential and voluntary only testing.