Background Mounting evidence suggests that laws and policies prohibiting illegal drug use
could have a central role in shaping health outcomes among people who inject drugs …

Persons involved with the criminal justice system are at risk for HIV and other transmissible
diseases due to substance use and related risk behaviors. Incarceration provides a public …

The purpose of this paper is to cast a vision for the next generation of behavioral health and
criminal justice interventions for persons with serious mental illnesses in the criminal justice …

Incarceration is associated with multiple and concurrent partnerships, which are
determinants of sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV. The associations …

Objectives. We examined the link between incarceration and sexually transmitted infection
(STI), including HIV, from a social network perspective. Methods. We used data collected …

Abstract Background The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.
Incarceration can increase HIV risk behaviors for individuals involved with the criminal …

Incarceration is associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Incarceration may contribute to STI/HIV by disrupting primary …

Background People involved in the justice system are at 2.5 times the risk of HIV infection
compared to the general population, which is further complicated by substance abuse. The …

The over-representation of persons with serious mental illnesses (SMI) 1 in the criminal
justice system has been a cause of concern for several decades. In 1972, psychiatrist David …

Contact with the criminal justice system, including incarceration, is a common experience for
many people living with HIV/AIDS. Optimism has recently been expressed that correctional …