Date Posted: April 04, 2008.

Source: PANCAP e-News.

A paper addressing the issue of HIV and AIDS in Jamaican prisons, written by Andrea Downer, freelance writer for Panos Caribbean, has been published under the name “No Sex Or Condoms Here: HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care in Jamaican Prisons”.

The paper looks at sexual activities in the prisons, (denied by officials but admitted by inmates), where the HIV prevalence rate is 3.3 %, with a focus on HIV prevention, treatment and care.

The impact of stigma on care and treatment and the administration’s resistance to condom distribution are among areas discussed. Recommendations from UNAIDS to address the issue are also contained.

These include dealing with overcrowding and violence, and distribution of condoms in the prisons.

The entire report could be view at http://www.pancap.org/doc.php?id=270