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Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Medical, STDs, Statistics/Trends
Study Reveals High Rates of Sexually-Transmitted Diseases at Maricopa County, Arizona Jails by A joint study by the Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network and Arizona State University’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, released in June 2011, found high rates of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among prisoners in Maricopa County’s …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter According to a March 4, 2008 study by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) female prisoners in New York county jails consistently were …
Article • January 15, 2008
Class Status Granted to Illinois Prisoners for Nonconsensual STD Tests by A federal judge in Illinois has granted class action status to a group of Cook County prisoners who were subjected to painful medical tests without their explicit consent. Plaintiffs Robert Jackson, Joseph McGrath and Derrell Smith claimed that during …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Cook County, Illinois, To Pay $4,575,000 for Nonconsensual STD Testing by On July 10, 2007, Cook County, Illinois, agreed to pay $4,575,000 to settle a federal class action lawsuit that alleged prisoners were subjected to nonconsensual testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during intake at Chicago?s Cook County jail. Plaintiffs …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
$1,000,000 Award for Attorney’s Failure to Prosecute Prisoner’s Lawsuit by $1,000,000 Award for Attorney's Failure to Prosecute Prisoner's Lawsuit On January 4, 2006, a Boston Superior Court awarded a $1,000,000 judgment against an attorney for failing to prosecute a lawsuit on behalf of a prisoner at Massachusetts' Suffolk House of …
Prison A Major Factor In Spreading AIDS by Gary Hunter A recent study entitled African Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS has directly linked incarceration to the spread of AIDS in minority communities. Robert Fullilove ED.D., of Columbia University authored the study which was released on December 1, 2006 to coincide …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs
Human Rights Watch Urges Access to Condoms in U.S. Prisons and Jails by by Megan McLemore Incarcerated individuals bear a disproportionate burden of infectious diseases, including Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV/AIDS. The HIV prevalence in state and federal prisons is more than 3 times higher …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
California Governor Vetoes Open Records, Prisoner Condoms and Media Access Bills by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On September 29, 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislative bills that would have permitted better access to public records, condoms in state prisons as well as media access to specified prisoners. The …
Settlements Reached In Alabama Women Prisoners' Class-Action Suit by by Matthew T. Clarke On August 23, 2004, U. S. District Judge Myron Thompson signed a settlement order in a class-action civil-rights lawsuit brought by prisoners at three Alabama Department of Corrections women's prisons challenging their conditions of confinement. The suit …
Guards Fornicate, Sell Drugs in Pennsylvania Jails by Guards Fornicate, Sell Drugs In Pennsylvania Jails The Allegheny County Jail in Pennsylvania is a den of perversion and sexual predation. To date, eleven guards have been ordered to stand trial on charges they sexually assaulted female prisoners at the jail. The …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
Gay Prisoners Not Entitled to Double-Occupancy Cell by Gay Prisoners Not Entitled To Double-Occupancy Cell The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that legitimate penological interests supported a prison policy to restrict homosexual male prisoners to single celled housing while at the same facility yet permitting homosexual female prisoners …
The Shame of Prison Health by Sasha Abramsky A report is sitting at the Justice Department, unpublished. It has been there for three years. Titled The Health Status of Soon-to-be-Released Inmates, it was compiled by experts who sat on three panels: one on communicable diseases, one on chronic diseases and …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
HIV+ Prisoners Not Qualified For Rehabilitation Act Benefits by James Quigley The U.S. court of appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, held that because prisoners infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV+) pose a "significant risk" of transmission to uninfected prisoners, they are not "otherwise qualified," as required under …
Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
No Care for STD Violates Eighth Amendment by A federal district court in Texas held that a jail prisoner had stated a claim for violation of his eighth amendment right to medical treatment when he was not provided with medical treatment for a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) he had sought …
Sexual Harassment Violates Eighth Amendment by A federal district court in the District of Columbia (DC) granted extensive injunctive and declaratory relief for a class of women prisoners who filed suit challenging their conditions of confinement in DC prison facilities. The rights of women prisoners were also violated under Title …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs
AIDS #1 Killer in FL DOC by According to Florida corrections officials, AIDS is the leading cause of death in Florida prisons and many prisoners are released without knowing if they are infected. Half of the people who die in Florida prisons die from AIDS. Prison officials estimate about 8 …
Article • September 15, 1992 • from PLN September, 1992
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs
D.C. Changes Jail Condom Policy by Washington, D.C., Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly recently unveiled a plan to combat AIDS that includes distributing condoms to the city's inmates. The plan, which was scheduled to take effect in July, will combine condom distribution with educational AIDS programming. A voluntary course for inmates …
Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992
Canadian Officials May End Ban on Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mikleburgh Canadian Officials May End Ban On Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mickleburgh Toronto Globe and Mail TORONTO - Canadian federal corrections officials are considering an end to the ban on sex between prisoners, in light of …