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HIV-Positive Prisoners Receive More Equal Treatment in Alabama After ACLU's Efforts (11/01/2007)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After years of advocacy by the American Civil Liberties Union, AIDS Alabama and state legislators, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has agreed to give HIV-positive prisoners greater access to visitation, educational programs, substance abuse treatment programs, and religious services. Until now, HIV-positive prisoners have been denied these programs and services offered to the general population of inmates.

Lives of HIV Positive Prisoners in Mississippi Saved By Lawsuit, Says the ACLU (04/01/2005)
JACKSON, MS- The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the dramatic improvements in medical treatment and living conditions for hundreds of HIV positive Mississippi prisoners as a result of litigation that concluded yesterday.

Court Order Ends Discrimination Against HIV+ Prisoners in Mississippi, ACLU Welcomes Hard Fought Reform (06/17/2004)
JACKSON, MS-The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a federal court order that finally ends all sanctioned discrimination against prisoners with HIV/AIDS who are banned from participation in community work programs because of their illness.

Strengthened by Federal Appeals Court Ruling, ACLU Presses Ahead Fighting for HIV-Positive Prisoners (11/22/2000)
JACKSON, MS - On the heels of a federal appeals court decision that Mississippi prisoners with HIV and AIDS have been inadequately represented, the American Civil Liberties Union today vowed to press ahead to ensure standard medical care, safe and humane prison conditions and equal treatment regardless of HIV status.

ACLU Letter Opposing H.R. 1943, The Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 (09/24/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Regarding Major Concerns with H.R. 1943, the Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007H.R. 1943, the Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 (05/21/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Co-sponsorship of H.R. 1993, Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003 (09/30/2003)