People living with HIV in the United States are overrepresented in the criminal-legal system and face unique barriers to HIV care post-incarceration, compounded by structural barriers related to their HIV status. HIV outcomes—defined as HIV diagnosis, linkage to HIV care, retention in HIV care, adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and HIV viral suppression—generally improve during incarceration, but they often sharply decline after release from jail or prison.
To improve HIV outcomes for criminal-legal involved populations, several projects funded through the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States (EHE) initiative tested innovative, evidence-based strategies by identifying and addressing factors unique to criminal-legal involved populations that influence their engagement and retention in HIV care. An article in the April 2025 open access supplemental issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) synthesizes key findings from five of these projects and highlights effective interventions and implementation strategies. The SISCI Team developed a one-page snapshot summarizing the article and key project takeaways.
People living with HIV in the United States are overrepresented in the criminal-legal system and face unique barriers to HIV care post-incarceration, compounded by structural barriers related to their HIV status. HIV outcomes—defined as HIV diagnosis, linkage to HIV care, retention in HIV care, adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and HIV viral suppression—generally improve during incarceration, but they often sharply decline after release from jail or prison.
To improve HIV outcomes for criminal-legal involved populations, several projects funded through the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States (EHE) initiative tested innovative, evidence-based strategies by identifying and addressing factors unique to criminal-legal involved populations that influence their engagement and retention in HIV care. An article in the April 2025 open access supplemental issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) synthesizes key findings from five of these projects and highlights effective interventions and implementation strategies. The SISCI Team developed a one-page snapshot summarizing the article and key project takeaways.