Federal prison guards call for power to test prisoners for HIV.
The union representing federal prison guards is lobbying the government to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) to permit prison staff to apply for orders to test prisoners for HIV and the hepatitis B and C viruses. This article summarizes the union's proposal and the Legal Network's response.
Betteridge
Glenn
G
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002170:Canada; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D000078329:Workforce