title: Women prisoners and HIV/AIDS.
abstract: In the last decade, both the number of female inmates and the average length of their sentences have increased dramatically. A by-product of the recent "confinement era" within criminal justice is the influx of ill and generally unhealthy female offenders into this nation's correctional institutions. As women in prison have different treatment needs and problems than their male counterparts, there is a need for gender-appropriate programs. The impact of such inmates on correctional health care services represents a potentially critical issue confronting correctional managers and correctional health service administrators. This article highlights the need for correctional policy to address the health care needs of women prisoners with HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University, USA.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Zaitzow
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health