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IN THE SPRING OF 1992, I was approached to do an interview on my radio program.At the time, I was a volunteer news programmer with CKLN-FM, a progressive, communitybased radio station in Toronto, where I was known for my interest in prisoners' rights issues.The interview was about a new organization called "PASAN", which had just released a document called HIV/AIDS in Prison Systems: A Comprehensive Strategy.Via telephone, I interviewed a woman named Julia Barnett, who was one of the founders of PASAN and a co-author of the document.I did not know it then, but that ten-minute interview would change my life forever, and would culminate in the manual that you now hold in your hands.Who would have guessed that that short interview would start a chain of events that would determine the direction of my work for the next decade?HIV/AIDS in Prison Systems: A Comprehensive Strategy, or the "PASAN Brief ", as we call it, was the first document of its kind in Canada.Written by a coalition of AIDS activists and organizations, prisoners' rights groups, ex-prisoners, and people living with HIV/AIDS, the brief outlined a series of 40 recommendations to establish a comprehensive and compassionate response to HIV/AIDS in the Canadian prison system.It is a visionary work.When it was released in June 1992, it helped push the federal government to empanel the Expert Committee on AIDS and Prisons (ECAP) to study the issues.When ECAP's final report was published in March 1994, it drew heavily on the PASAN Brief.The PASAN Brief is in fact the single most cited source in the ECAP Report, referenced on over fifty separate occasions.Although not as widely recognized today as are some later publications, the PASAN Brief still serves as the foundation of all subsequent documents on HIV and prison issues published in Canada -not a bad accomplishment for a small group working without government funding.What are my thoughts in reviewing the PASAN Brief ten years later?x PROS & CONS That such an innovative, comprehensive, and prescient document could be produced by a volunteer coalition of dedicated people is a testament to the strength and vibrancy of the community-based AIDS movement in this country. CHAPTER ONE"Pros" and " C ons" THE PHONE RINGS.You answer.You hear a computerized voice."This is Bell Canada.You have a collect call from…."followed by a short snippet of a name.It's a name you don't know.The person on the other end of the line is calling from prison, and is a person living with HIV/AIDS (PHA). 1 This prisoner needs your support.If you've never worked with people living with HIV/AIDS who are incarcerated, you probably want to help, but don't know where to begin.You may have no idea how the prison system works, or may not be aware of what healthcare rights prisoners have.For those of you with no experience in prison work, this manual will give you enough background information, service/program ideas, and strategies to allow you to get the work done.If you already work with prisoners, this manual may reinforce some of your own conclusions, but it should also give you some new ideas to incorporate into your work.It provides detailed information and strategies to enable you to better defend the rights of prisoners, and further expand the availability and accessibility of HIV/AIDS services.

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