Action on HIV/ AIDS in prisons: too little, too late. A report card.
Key Findings of the 2002 Report Card • All Canadian governments are failing to provide the resources, leadership, and vision necessary to address, in a comprehensive and progressive fashion, the issues raised by HIV/AIDS, HCV, and injection drug use in prisons. • There is a lack of coordination and...
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ftndcdu:oai:generic.eprints.org:5870 2023-07-30T04:05:03+02:00 Action on HIV/ AIDS in prisons: too little, too late. A report card. Lines, Rick 2002 application/pdf https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/ https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/1/Canadian_HIV_Action%2BToo%2BLittle%2BToo%2BLate%2B-%2BENG%5B1%5D.pdf https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/2/Canadian_HIV_Action%2BToo%2BLittle%2BToo%2BLate%2B-%2BInfo%2BSheet.pdf en eng Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/1/Canadian_HIV_Action%2BToo%2BLittle%2BToo%2BLate%2B-%2BENG%5B1%5D.pdf https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/2/Canadian_HIV_Action%2BToo%2BLittle%2BToo%2BLate%2B-%2BInfo%2BSheet.pdf Lines, Rick <https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/view/people/Lines=3ARick=3A=3A.html> (2002) Action on HIV/ AIDS in prisons: too little, too late. A report card. Montréal: Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network. Prison-based health service Prison Canada Prison Inmate (prisoner) Substance use harm reduction Harm reduction policy Communicable / infectious disease control Report NonPeerReviewed 2002 ftndcdu 2023-07-10T21:14:21Z Key Findings of the 2002 Report Card • All Canadian governments are failing to provide the resources, leadership, and vision necessary to address, in a comprehensive and progressive fashion, the issues raised by HIV/AIDS, HCV, and injection drug use in prisons. • There is a lack of coordination and harmonization of HIV/AIDS prison programs and services across the country. The standard of care available to prisoners varies widely between jurisdictions, and often between institutions within jurisdictions. • Condoms, dental dams and lubricant are still not available to prisoners in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, and some institutions in the Northwest Territories. • Even where they are available, they are often not accessible enough. • Bleach is only made available as a harm reduction measure in BC, Québec, and the federal prison system. • Needle exchange or distribution programs have yet to be piloted in Canadian prisons, although the experience with needle distribution programs in prisons in Western and Eastern Europe shows that such programs can be successfully implemented in prison. • In most jurisdictions, methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has become available at least to those prisoners who were on such treatment before being incarcerated. The only exceptions are PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut, where MMT availability is also extremely limited or non-existent in the community. Alberta, however, will only allow methadone continuation for a maximum of thirty days. • Only CSC and BC have policies that enable prisoners to begin MMT while incarcerated. In addition, initiation is sometimes available on an exceptional basis in Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. • With some exceptions, provision of HIV and HCV prevention education for prisoners is poor. • In many jurisdictions, HIV training for prison health staff is rare or non-existent. • All jurisdictions provide voluntary HIV testing through the prison health units. Anonymous HIV testing is available in BC, Saskatchewan, and Nova ... Report Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nunavut Prince Edward Island Yukon HRB National Drugs Library (Health Research Board) Newfoundland Nunavut Yukon Northwest Territories Canada |
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Key Findings of the 2002 Report Card • All Canadian governments are failing to provide the resources, leadership, and vision necessary to address, in a comprehensive and progressive fashion, the issues raised by HIV/AIDS, HCV, and injection drug use in prisons. • There is a lack of coordination and harmonization of HIV/AIDS prison programs and services across the country. The standard of care available to prisoners varies widely between jurisdictions, and often between institutions within jurisdictions. • Condoms, dental dams and lubricant are still not available to prisoners in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, and some institutions in the Northwest Territories. • Even where they are available, they are often not accessible enough. • Bleach is only made available as a harm reduction measure in BC, Québec, and the federal prison system. • Needle exchange or distribution programs have yet to be piloted in Canadian prisons, although the experience with needle distribution programs in prisons in Western and Eastern Europe shows that such programs can be successfully implemented in prison. • In most jurisdictions, methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has become available at least to those prisoners who were on such treatment before being incarcerated. The only exceptions are PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut, where MMT availability is also extremely limited or non-existent in the community. Alberta, however, will only allow methadone continuation for a maximum of thirty days. • Only CSC and BC have policies that enable prisoners to begin MMT while incarcerated. In addition, initiation is sometimes available on an exceptional basis in Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. • With some exceptions, provision of HIV and HCV prevention education for prisoners is poor. • In many jurisdictions, HIV training for prison health staff is rare or non-existent. • All jurisdictions provide voluntary HIV testing through the prison health units. Anonymous HIV testing is available in BC, Saskatchewan, and Nova ... |
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Action on HIV/ AIDS in prisons: too little, too late. A report card. |
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Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network |
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https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/1/Canadian_HIV_Action%2BToo%2BLittle%2BToo%2BLate%2B-%2BENG%5B1%5D.pdf https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/5870/2/Canadian_HIV_Action%2BToo%2BLittle%2BToo%2BLate%2B-%2BInfo%2BSheet.pdf Lines, Rick <https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/view/people/Lines=3ARick=3A=3A.html> (2002) Action on HIV/ AIDS in prisons: too little, too late. A report card. Montréal: Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network. |
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