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Fenced In: HIV/AIDS in the US Criminal Justice System

This report discusses the structural barriers in correctional facilities when dealing with HIV and inmates. It states that four times as many people in prison have HIV than in the general population, which is a concern for everyone, not just those in prison.
Audiences:
LGBT Populations
Correctional Facilities/Correctional Agencies
Health Planners
Physicians
Population:
Prisoners
Focus Area:
HIV and AIDS
Topics/Subjects:
Statistics/Trends
Subjects:
Advocacy/Communications
Condoms
Correctional Facilities/Agencies
Incarcerated Persons
Injecting Drug Use
Legislation/Regulation
Sexual Assault or Abuse
Statistics
Publication Date:
2012
Format:
Report
32 p.: col.; graphs, ill., refs., tables.
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
36128