Seek, Test, Treat, Retain: An Integrated Jail-Prison-Community Model for Illinois

Corrections case management is a long-term (18-24 months) program that seeks to improve the linkage of HIV-positive persons recently released from jail or prison to community-based HIV care, retain them in care, and reduce recidivism. Compared to the long-standing Ryan White case management program, corrections case management has greater access to housing and a greater emphasis on employment. Clients completing the program are then linked to the Ryan White case management program.