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Article • October 27, 2015
Idaho Judge Reviews Jail's Medical Care after HIV-Positive Prisoner's Petition by Joe Watson Idaho Judge Reviews Jail's Medical Care after HIV-Positive Prisoner's Petition by Joe Watson An HIV-positive prisoner's habeas corpus petition finally forced a judge in December 2013 to review prisoner health care at the Twin Falls County, Idaho …
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized by David Reutter Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized by David M. Reutter An Alabama federal district court has approved a settlement that integrates HIV-positive prisoners into the state prison system’s general population, finding it “fair, adequate, and reasonable.” The change in …
Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs by Mark Wilson Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs by Mark Wilson State officials in Oregon continue to grapple with the rising cost of prisoner health care, which largely stems from a rapidly-expanding population …
Marshall v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00722-SCW Document 79 Filed 08/14/15 Page 1 of 5 Page ID #271 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS AARON MARSHALL, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; DR. KENNETH BROOKS, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, MI, amended complaint, discrimination against prisoners with HIV, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM Doc #15 Filed 05/27/15 Page 1 of 22 Page ID#75 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN DORN, Plaintiff, versus CASE NO.1: 15-cv-359 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT …
Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, et al., MI, amended complaint, retaliation against HIV prisoner, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM Doc #15 Filed 05/27/15 Page 1 of 22 Page ID#75 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN DORN, Plaintiff, versus CASE NO.1: 15-cv-359 MICHIGAN …
Article • September 18, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Statistics/Trends
New Report Cites Fewer HIV-Positive State and Federal Prisoners by Matthew Clarke New Report Cites Fewer HIV-Positive State and Federal Prisoners by Matt Clarke A recent study revealed that the number of HIV-positive prisoners in both state and federal facilities nationwide is declining and, for the first time, the AIDS …
The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Infection Rates among African American Women and Men, Chicago Journals, 2014 The University of Chicago The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago The University of Chicago Law School The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on Acquired …
Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013
The Invisible Crisis of Correctional Health Care by Cara Tabachnick After 33 years behind bars, Alvin Entzminger, who was released in March, needed immediate medical attention for a host of chronic illnesses. “I went into prison a healthy individual and came out suffering,” claimed Entzminger, now in his late 50s. …
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Federal Court Rules Against Alabama DOC in Class-action HIV Discrimination Suit by On December 21, 2012, an Alabama federal district court entered judgment in a class-action lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), finding that the ADOC engaged in discrimination by segregating HIV+ prisoners in violation of the Americans …
Publication • 2013
Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis
Correctional Association of NY - Summary of HIV and Hep-C Care in NY Prisons, 2013 CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NY 2013 SUMMARY OF HIV AND HEPATITIS C CARE IN NYS PRISONS The prison population in the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) suffers from very high rates of HIV and …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Tattoos
Report Lauds Canada's Prison Tattoo Program, but Government Won't Bring it Back by Joe Watson Like the faint and ghostly outline of a panther’s claw inked upon an old man’s bicep decades ago, Canada’s prison-sanctioned tattoo parlor experiment has faded away. In spite of a glowing evaluation of the Safer …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
$50 Million in Grants Targets HIV in the Criminal Justice System by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a division of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding almost $50 million in grants to fund research projects that target HIV among prisoners, parolees and probationers. The grants will be …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Texas: Helping HIV+ Prisoners Receive Post-Release Meds by by Matt Clarke When Diana Harris was released from a Texas prison more than a decade ago, she received no information on how to continue her regimen of HIV medication. The prison issued her a 10-day supply of meds and when that …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Filed under: CMS, Medical, HIV/AIDS
First Circuit Holds that Delay in Treating HIV May Constitute Deliberate Indifference by The First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to a physician assistant at the York County Jail (YCJ) in Maine, concluding that a material dispute existed as to whether the physician assistant acted …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Former Parolee's Untreated HIV and Delayed Release Suit for $2,500 by Bradley G. Dreher was a California parolee when he learned that he was HIV-positive. He was seeking treatment, but was arrested and incarcerated for alleged parole violations before he could begin a treatment regimen. He remained in …
New Prison HIV Medication Rules Subject of Massachusetts Suit by Cost reduction is the “real reason” behind a new policy in Massachusetts prisons that prohibits prisoners from receiving their HIV medication through the Keep On Person (KOP) program, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit. Under the policy, HIV-positive prisoners …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Study Reports on Undiagnosed HIV Infections in New York City Jails by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An article in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome reported that the HIV infection rate among people being booked into New York City jails was much higher …
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
DOJ Finds No Wrongdoing After Prisoner Dies Due to Grossly Inadequate Medical Care by Brandon Sample Prison officials at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois, a medium-security facility, were the subject of an FBI investigation related to a prisoner who died in agony after being denied medical care. Adam …
Impartial Prison Disciplinary Hearing Officials Required in Nevada by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On February 9, 2009, a Nevada state court restored the statutory good conduct time lost by a prisoner in a disciplinary proceeding in which the presiding official was biased. Brian Eugene Lepley, a Nevada state prisoner, …
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