End AIDS 2015 Conference Held In Philadelphia
By Suzanne Monaghan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The End AIDS Conference was held Monday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The conference focused on issues of mass incarceration and the AIDS epidemic. Hannah Zellman is an organizer of the event and Director of Philadelphia Fight Institute for Community Justice.
"People who are living with HIV are far more likely to be enmeshed in the criminal justice system than the 'general population'. Approximately one-fifth of people living with HIV will pass through a correctional facility within the course of a year," said Zellman.
The event was part of AIDS Education Month in Philadelphia and featured more than 60 workshops focused on education, prevention, and treatment.
