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When I read the Prison sexuality article on Wikipedia, there was information preventing unsafe sex with condom distribution and birth control that is available in case if an inmate becomes pregnant, but I thought there could be more information added that explains the what the bill was that required condom distribution in prisons, the high risk for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in prison, and how that can affect the health and safety of the community. I also found another source to prove that "the amount go STD's in prison is higher than the general population." I listed my sources that I used and I have the before edit from the prison sexuality page and the after edit for what I would like to add to the prison sexuality page.

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Inmate contraceptive access

The amount of STD's in prisons is higher than the general population among both males and females.

As of September 2013, condoms are available inside prisons in Canada, most of the European Union, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, and the US state of Vermont (on 17 September 2013, the Californian Senate approved a bill for condom distribution inside the state's prisons, but the bill was not yet law at the time of approval).

As of September 12, 2016, A bill passed stating that birth control and hygiene products are allowed for women inmates to use if they are prescribed by their physician. All foms of birth control approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be made available to all inmates capable of becoming pregnant.

Inmate contraceptive access

Even though the state law prohibits all sex acts, sex still takes place in prison whether widely consensual or violently coerced.  Health advocates believe that condoms should be available for everyone to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted diseases and since sex is going to happen in the prisons, it should be safe.

As of September 2013, condoms are available inside prisons in Canada, most of the European Union, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, and the US state of Vermont. In September 2014, a law was passed in California when Governor Jerry Brown signed the Assembly Bill 966 also known as the Prisoner Protections for Family and Community Health Act to require the state to hand out condoms and make them available to inmates in 34 of its prison facilities. This bill protects the prisoner’s health as well while being cost effective.  For the state, condom distribution is a low cost method to prevent the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases since individual HIV treatments are costly. 

As of September 12, 2016, A bill passed stating that birth control and hygiene products are allowed for women inmates to use if they are prescribed by their physician. All foms of birth control approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be made available to all inmates capable of becoming pregnant.

HIV testing

The amount of STD's in prisons is 8-10 times higher than the general population among both males and females.

Many of these incarcerated individuals with drug-related crime have participated in unsafe injection or have sexual risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted or infectious diseases.

Even though correctional administrators deny it, sexual activity and drug use take place in prisons. HIV/AIDs and sexually transmitted diseases are transmitted by unprotected sex and sharing contaminated drug injection equipment in these correctional facilities. Many prisoners are infected while incarcerated which can affect their personal health, spread infectious diseases to other inmates, and eventually their sexual partner in the community.

Because the rate of STD’s is much higher in prison, some prisons provide voluntary HIV testing and counseling to educate and reduce HIV risk behavior.  Some prisoners refuse to voluntarily get tested for HIV because they fear their results will not remain confidential among the staff and that they will be discriminated.

Health is a priority for many prisons, especially when prisoners return back to their communities once their sentence is complete.