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HIV/AIDS in Prisons

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
AttachmentSize
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Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Sponsor: 
The Center on Crime, Communities and Culture of the Open Society Institute; Health Canada - Canadia
Date: 
2001
Pages: 
30
Summary: 
A series of thirteen information sheets about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C in prisons. Topics include: HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C in Prisons: The Facts; High-Risk Behaviours behind Bars; HIV Transmission; Prevention: Condoms; Prevention: Bleach; Prevention: Sterile Needles; Prevention and Treatment: Methadone; Care, Treatment, and Support; A Comprehensive Strategy; Aboriginal Prisoners and HIV/AIDS; Women Inmates and HIV/AIDS; A Moral and Legal Obligation to Act; Essential Resources
Keywords: 
aboriginal; AIDS; Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; condoms; criminal justice system; health risks; hepatitis; hepatitis c; HIV; HIV/AIDS; methadone; prevention; prison; prisoners; risk behaviour; treatment; women