I recently had a cartilage piercing in my ear.  A few hours after I had it pierced, I was arrested (petty theft) and sent to jail where I was forced to remove all my jewelry including the earring from my freshly pierced ear.  It bled a lot and an...

My niece has been estranged from my family for over 30 years and I decided to try to track her down last year.  I was able to easily as she had recently gotten arrested and was in jail.  We corresponded during the past 18 months and my husband and I...

...dementia, which qualifies her for a diagnosis of AIDS.One question is whether or not she was regularly taking her ART meds in prison and for how long.  Prison healthcare is often suboptimal.  Her doctors need to decide whether this ART regimen is...
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...You are entitled to proper health care when confined in prison.  The prison system has the responsibility to provide medical care, including treatment for HIV infection and AIDS.  If you are
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I found out eight months ago I was positive.  My partner is positive and I knew the risks.  We didnt have unprotected sex but a few times, but I guess that was all it took.  He is in jail now and is going to be doing time in prison.  We have been...

...help and not criminals and increase the number of drug treatment facilities to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country's prisons, the AP/ Miami Herald reports.  According to the AP/ Herald , drug use is high in Indonesian prisons, and...
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... Increased efforts are needed to curb the spread of HIV and other bloodborne diseases in prisons, "where infection rates are high and inmates can easily spread disease through unprotected sex or by sharing needles," a New
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...Care for Prisoners Controversy and Change Conclusion: Prisoner Health is Public Health Resources Selected Sources Jails and prisons house populations with high HIV prevalence and high risk of transmission in a closed, "single-payer"...
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