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Condoms Now Available to Prisoners in Three States by Joe Watson Legislation in California, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September 2014, allows prisoners in the state’s 34 adult correctional facilities access to condoms. With the signing of Assembly Bill 999 – also known as the Prisoner Protections …
MN Judge Sends HIV-Positive Prisoner to Psych Hospital, Blasts System that Jails Mentally Ill by A Minnesota judge in April 2012 blamed political indifference for a justice system that warehouses the mentally-ill in county jails and ultimately led to a guard's death 10 weeks after he fought with a schizophrenic …
Los Angeles County Agrees to Settle Estate’s Lawsuit for $395,000 by In May 2009, the Los Angeles county Claims Board recommended that the County pay $395,000 to settle a lawsuit arising from the death of an HIV-positive man who complained of respiratory problems while in the custody of the Sheriff’s …
Article • August 22, 2016
New Ways to Help HIV+ Texas Releasees Receive Meds Promised by When Diana Harris was released from a Texas prison over a decade ago, she wasn't given any information on how to continue her regime of HIV medication. When the ten-day supply of meds the prison had issued her ran …
Publication • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
Sentenced to Stigma - Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in AL and SC, ACLU HRW, 2010 United States Sentenced to Stigma Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in Alabama and South Carolina H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Sentenced to Stigma Segregation of …
Publication • August 3, 2016
HIV in Prisons 1997, DOJ BJS, 1999 U.S Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Revised 12/9/99 th Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin November 1999, NCJ 178284 HIV in Prisons 1997 By Laura M. Maruschak BJS Statistician At yearend 1997, 2.1% of all State and Federal prison inmates were known …
Publication • August 3, 2016
Prison Needle Exchange Lessons From a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, Canadian HIV AIDS Legal Network, 2004 Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience Prepared by Rick Lines Ralf Jürgens Glenn Betteridge Heino Stöver Dumitru Laticevschi Joachim Nelles Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons …
UK Security Company’s Long History of Controversy, Misconduct by Derek Gilna According to its website, G4S is the world’s “leading global integrated security company.” Besides providing security services, it also operates private prisons and immigration detention centers, provides electronic tagging (monitoring) for offenders on community supervision and has a prisoner …
Publication • June 30, 2016
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis
HIV AIDS and HCV in Prisons - A Select Annotated Bibliography, Jurgens, 2005 HIV/AIDS and HCV in Prisons A Select Annotated Bibliography November 2005 prepared by Ralf Jürgens with funding from the International Affairs Directorate, Health Canada For further information about this publication, contact: Interna tional Health Division International Affairs …
Publication • May 26, 2016
Paying the Price - Failure to Deliver HIV Services in Louisiana Parish Jails, HRW, 2016 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H PAYING THE PRICE Failure to Deliver HIV Services in Louisiana Parish Jails Paying the Price Failure to Deliver HIV …
Central California Women’s Prison Criticized for Inadequate Medical Care by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A 57-page report issued under the auspices of a federal district court in Plata v. Brown strongly criticizing the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) has highlighted the problems that the overcrowded California prison system has …
Brief • April 5, 2016
Tiller v. Canyon County, ID, Settlement, Medical Neglect HIV, 2016 RELEASE AND WAIVER OF ALL CLAIMS Recital This Release is entered into in connection with the settlement of a civil rights matter involving THE ESTATE OF ALFRED YOUNG (hereinafter "Estate") and CANYON COUNTY, KIEREN DONAHUE, ALEX CASEBOLT, JOSETTE N. MURRAY, …
Publication • February 15, 2016
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS among Inmates of and Releasees from US Correctional Facilities, 2006 Report, Plos One, 2009 HIV/AIDS among Inmates of and Releasees from US Correctional Facilities, 2006: Declining Share of Epidemic but Persistent Public Health Opportunity Anne C. Spaulding1*, Ryan M. Seals1, Matthew J. Page1, Amanda K. Brzozowski1, William Rhodes2, Theodore …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
Hiv in Prisons Report, Dec, DOJ, 2009 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Justice Statistics BULLETIN December 2009, NCJ 228307 HIV in Prisons, 2007-08 Laura M. Maruschak BJS Statistician Randy Beavers, BJS Intern T his report provides the number of state and …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
HCV Treatment Process, AL DOC, 2004 , HCV Treatment Process Management of HCV Hepatitis C virus infection represents a potentially serious problem within the correctional environment. It is widely recognized that Hepatitis C infection may result in chronic infection. However, currently there is no risk stratification data to assist in …
Civil Rights Advocates Laud Healthcare Settlement with Arizona Prison System by Joe Watson by Joe Watson and Derek Gilna Civil rights organizations hailed the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) in the wake of scores of prisoner deaths and preventable injuries stemming from …
Article • January 7, 2016
New York DOCCS Disease Control Program Problematic by Gary Hunter A study conducted by the Correctional Association (CA) of New York revealed that the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS)  is drastically deficient when it comes to identifying prisoners infected with HIV and the Hepatitis C virus …
Article • December 17, 2015
Georgia: Op-Ed: County Commission delay poses health threats by Mary Sidney K. Harbert Georgia: Op-Ed: County Commission delay poses health threats   Fulton County Commissioners are dragging their feet in making a decision about who should provide healthcare at the Fulton County Jail, posing a public health threat to jail …
Article • November 2, 2015
Agreement Ends Discrimination of HIV-Positive Prisoners in South Carolina by David Reutter Agreement Ends Discrimination of HIV-Positive Prisoners in South Carolina by David M. Reutter An agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) makes it the last state prison system to …
Brief • October 30, 2015
Tiller v. Canyon County, ID, Complaint, Medical Neglect HIV, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00513-BLW Document 1 Filed 10/30/15 Page 1 of 17 Craig H. Durham, ISB No. 6428 Deborah A. Ferguson, ISB No. 5333 FERGUSON DURHAM, PLLC 223 N. 6th Street, Suite 325 Boise, Idaho 83702 Telephone: 208.345.5183 Facsimile: 208.906.8663 chd@fergusondurham.com daf@fergusondurham.com …
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