Library
This folder offers resources on HIV, Health, and Disability specifically for people with criminal records, including an Outline of HIV-Related Benefits, an analysis of Healthcare in New York Prisons, and training materials on health-care advocacy.
For more general online health resources, visit Healthlaw.org
Other Resources:
» For extensive New York health resources, visit WNYLC and Empire Justice Center's Health Care Resources Page.
» For resources on SSI, PA, and "Fleeing Felon" issues, visit the "Fugitive Felon" subfolder of the Public Benefits area of Reentry Net/NY.
» Further information on finding drug treatment programs can be found in the Links/Get Help section.
Resources
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Housing, Health Care and Other Forms of Discrimination Against People with Alcohol and Drug Histories: Webinar Recording (Legal Action Center)
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Treatment Behind Bars: Substance Abuse Treatment in New York State Prisons, 2007-2010 (Correctional Association)
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Legality of Denying Access to Medication Assisted Treatment In the Criminal Justice System
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Bringing Health Care Advocacy to a Public Defender's Office (American Journal of Public Health)
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Healthcare in New York Prisons 2004-2007 (Correctional Association of New York)
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Mapping the Innovation in Correctional Healthcare Service Delivery in New York City (Prisoner Reentry Institute of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
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Transcript of Community Roundtable on Women, Incarceration, Reentry, and HIV (Women's HIV Collaborative of New York)
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Health Care Resources Page (NYS Online Resource Center)
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Outline of HIV-Related Benefits (South Brooklyn Legal Services)
