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HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada

This resource was created by the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, African Caribbean Council on HIV/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP). It provides important information about HIV and the law in Canada, with a particular focus on African,

PASAN Cell Count quarterly newsletter

This quarterly newsletter produced by PASAN, an HIV/ AIDS organization supporting prisoners and ex-prisoners, covers various topics of interest to people in federal or provincial institutions across Canada. People in prison or their families can order free copies of the newsletter to be delivered to them directly, or current and past issues can be read online.

Know Your Rights: Indigenous Communities and HIV and HCV in Federal Prisons

This resource produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network provides information about HIV and HCV in jail or prison from the Indigenous perspective. Issues covered include:

privacy regarding health condition or diagnosis
access to traditional medicines
access to medication after leaving jail or prison
access to harm reduction strategies and treatments

Flatten inequality: Human rights in the age of COVID-19

This resource produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Network compares information about the comparison between the effect of SARS and COVID-19 in prisons and jails. It also addresses appropriate human rights standards to be applied to prisons and jails, as well as the universal human rights standards regarding shelter and health care.

The Correctional Service of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program: Policy Brief

This policy brief produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Prison Needle Exchange Program canvasses the Correctional Services Canada policy creating a needle exchange program. Although this policy applies to the federal corrections context, it could be used to inform advocacy for harm reduction strategies around needle use in Ontario jails.

Know your rights: A guide for Child and Family Service Providers Serving People with HIV

This guide produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network provides information to community workers on various topics related to HIV/ AIDS, including whether clients must disclose their HIV status to employers.