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[ prisons -- issues -- medical neglect ] Medical Neglect Behind Bars We have collected two types of resources on medical neglect: Resources for those who are advocating for someone facing medical neglect behind bars Articles and other information sources exposing medical neglect behind bars   Note that there is some overlap as some sites offer both types of info. For each category there are likely many sources we have not found or don't yet know about. Please keep us up to date with any information you find. Remember when contacting organizations or agencies that they may not be able to help you directly but may have to refer you to others. Have patience and be persistent. Resources for those advocating for someone facing medical neglect behind bars: United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners http://www.hrw.org/hrw/advocacy/prisons/un-smrs.htm AELE LAW LIBRARY OF CASE SUMMARIES: Corrections Law for Jails, Prisons and Detention Facilities [MEDICAL CARE] http://www.aele.org/jc77.html HIV/AIDS in Prisons http://users.javanet.com/~maddow/ the HIV in Prison Committee of California Prison Focus http://www.prisons.org/hivin.htm the Prison Law Page http://www.wco.com/~aerick/ CURE - a prison and jail reform advocacy group with chapters in almost all US states and a national office in Washington DC http://www.curenational.org The Prison Activist Resource Center's Prisoner Support Directory http://www.prisonactivist.org/psd.htm Human Rights Watch Prison Project: Ending The Abusive Treatment Of Prisoners http://www.hrw.org/advocacy/prisons/ A handy reference: The Rights of Prisoners: A Comprehensive Guide to the Legal Rights of Prisoners Under Current Law by David Rudovsky, Alvin J. Bronstein, Edward I. Koren, and Julia Cade (4th Edition,1988) Item #1110 ... $9.95 + shipping available at most bookstores or: http://www.aclu.org/cgi-bin/aclu/store/as.pl (under Rights of... Hanbooks) Articles and other information sources exposing medical neglect behind bars: Article in the Columbia Journalism Review: July/August 1994 GETTING INTO PRISON: RESOURCES by Jennifer Bjorhus [this is a detailed listing of 12 articles on medical neglect from different mainstream and a couple non-commercial sources. Slightly dated but useful.] http://www.cjr.org/year/94/4/prison.asp HIV/AIDS in Prisons http://users.javanet.com/~maddow/ the HIV in Prison Committee of California Prison Focus http://www.prisons.org/hivin.htm Human Rights Watch Prison Project: Ending The Abusive Treatment Of Prisoners http://www.hrw.org/advocacy/prisons/ Medical section of Human Rights Watch report on children in Maryland jails http://www.hrw.org/hrw/reports/1999/maryland/Maryland-07.htm The Human Rights Watch report, "LOCKED AWAY: IMMIGRATION DETAINEES IN JAILS IN THE UNITED STATES " with sections on medical issues. http://www.hrw.org/hrw/reports98/us-immig/index.html The California Coalition for Women Prisoners http://www.prisonactivist.org/ccwp ABC News feature on women in prison with medical neglect section http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/Nightline/nl991029.html California Prison Focus http://www.prisons.org