Male Prisoners and HIV Prevention: A Call for Action Ignored
Ronald L. Braithwaite, PhD and
Kimberly R. J. Arriola, PhD, MPH
The authors are with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Kimberly R. J. Arriola, PhD, MPH, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Room 510, Atlanta, GA 30322 (e-mail: kjacoba{at}sph.emory.edu).
US prison inmates are disproportionately indigent young menof color. These individuals are severely affected by HIV/AIDS,largely owing to the high-risk behavior that they engage inprior to incarceration.
Researchers and practitioners have issued a call for the importanceof offering HIV prevention services in prison settings. However,this call has largely been ignored.
In this article, we outline reasons why these recommendationshave been largely ignored, discuss innovative HIV preventionprograms that are currently being implemented in prison settings,and offer recommendations for securing support for HIV preventionservices in correctional settings.
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