title: U.S.: proposed federal legislation to allow condom distribution and HIV testing in prison.
abstract: Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) is reintroducing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require federal correctional facilities to allow community organizations to distribute condoms and provide voluntary counselling and testing for HIV and STDs for inmates. The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Dolinsky
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017280:Condoms / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States