In this article, female prisoners who are peer educators and counselors in an HIV/AIDS program at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, New York State's only maximum security prison for women, describe the positive role of a peer support program. Using examples from their own experiences, the women discuss the strengths of the AIDS Counseling and Education Program (ACE) in meeting the medical and psychosocial needs of the prison population concerning HIV/AIDS. The role of nurses in a correctional setting is discussed throughout the article and a final section discusses how nurses working together with peer health workers can create an effective team to meet the challenges of the AIDS epidemic within a correctional setting.
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