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Sex In Prison, Part Two

Welcome back! In “Sex In Prison, Part One,” I presented the recent study entitled “Incarcerated Black Men Report Sex in Prison, Posing Challenges for HIV Prevention and Treatment” that gave this sobering conclusion: Black men, who are vastly over represented within our prison system, comprise a high percentage of HIV-positive inmates. And according to that study--conducted by the Columbia University School of [...]

Sex In Prison, Part One

By Wyatt O'Brian Evans|2016-05-24T19:15:11-04:00May 24th, 2016|Categories: blog|Tags: Black Men, HIV, prison, Rowell-Cunsolo, sex|4 Comments

It’s an unfortunate fact that Black men—vastly over represented within our prison system—make up a high percentage of HIV-positive inmates. And according to the study, “Incarcerated Black Men Report Sex in Prison, Posing Challenges for HIV Prevention and Treatment,” these males pose an infection risk not only to other inmates—but to members of their communities once they are released. The study was [...]