According to Judy Greenspan judyg@igc.org with the HIV/Hepatitis C in Prison
Committee http://www.prisons.org/hivin.htm "the key with prisoner educational
material is not that the material is about prison specifically but that it be
prisoner friendly. My idea of prisoner friendly is:

1) understandably -- it should not be written at more than an upper elementary
school level (6th grade max).
2) culturally and racially sensitive and inclusive
3) contain real postal mail addresses in the resources section and not be
written from the assumption that everyone can just jump on the internet and
find resources.
4) contain practical information that does not assume that
a) you are in "partnership" with your doctor (never the case in prison)
b) you have access to clinical trials
c) you have access to "experimental" or "compassionate use" drugs, etc.
d) you have access to alternative therapies, or nutritional supplements
other than Resource or Ensure.
5) beware of any group that pretends to have "the pamphlet."

Knowledge and educational information about HIV (and hepatitis C) are powerful
tools for prisoners. So urge people not just to send that one pamphlet but to
send various materials and resource lists so that prisoners can contact others
for information. Of course, the most helpful thing for those prisoners who are
peer educators is for you to find them someone on the outside to correspond
with in an ongoing way about HIV/AIDS educational information and materials.
Recommended sources for pamphlets on HIV/AIDS

* ACRIA: AIDS Community Research Initiative of America http://www.acria.org/acria.html
a pamphlet out about viral hepatitis and HIV
* National Prison Project of the ACLU publishes the booklet, "Play It Safer",
that focuses on the most common STDs (including HIV) and is written for
prisoners. Contact Jackie Walker at 202-393-4930 or jwalker@npp-aclu.org
* New Mexico AIDS Infonet http://www.aidsinfonet.org offers downloadable fact sheets
* The Body: the complete HIV/AIDS resource http://www.thebody.com has a large number of
easy to read resources
* Visionary Health Concepts http://www.freehivinfo.com offers a series of pamphlets including
"Hand in Hand; The User Guide to HIV and Hepatitis C Co-Infection."
* AIDS Action Committee Health Library (Boston, MA) "A Guide on the Inside for Women with HIV in Prison." Call 617-450-1454 or 617-450-1442.