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glo

I am so very thankful for all the help that we have in place here! Our HIV/AIDS Community work with people in jail as well as once they are released. It's about do you want to help yourself, the resources are already in place. This was a very interesting wake up call for those looking for an answer to "What do I do when I am released?" HELP YOURSELF through BEING INFORMED BEFORE you are released! It's no laughing matter, it's a serious one!

May 2, 2010 • Rochester

Carol Strickman

Clearly, we need to put more resources into community services and fewer into the more expensive incarceration model. Thanks for shining a light onto the often overlooked reality of re-entry.

February 2, 2010 • Oakland

Donna Willmott

Thanks so much for writing about this important issue. Great job exposing the many institutional barriers people face coming home from prison, and the need for a new approach. I also appreciated the human element in this article, real stories of real people wroking to rebuild their lives in the face of all the obsatcles. Thanks POZ!

February 2, 2010 • San Francisco

Karen Shain

Thanks so much for this article--it is so very important! In San Francisco, there's a special clinic specifically for people with chronic illnesses coming out of prison--it's called Transitions Clinic, and it's a great model for delivering really important services. Please continue publishing stories about HIV and prison--there are so many people in prison and those coming out--their stories are very important. Thanks again.

February 2, 2010 • San Francisco