Biological factors give women a disproportionately high probability of contracting HIV and consequently AIDS compared to men with similar risk behaviors. Women who are most likely to become infected come from socially and economically deprived groups; therefore, they may also receive inferior medical treatment. Thus, greater risk coupled with insufficient medical care places women at increased risk of premature death due to AIDS. Correctional administrators must institute HIV educational and treatment programs. Community corrections should be an increasingly used option. Correctional administrators are in a position to reach one high-risk group and thus help slow the spread of HIV among the general population. The modified AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM) presented in this chapter provides one theoretical basis for developing correctional programs designed to educate and treat women. The three distinct stages in the ARRM are labeling, commitment, and enactment. Labeling includes recognition and labeling of a person's sexual behaviors as high risk for contracting HIV. Commitment, the second stage, is founded on decision-making theory and rational thought. In this step the individual may make a firm commitment to permanent behavioral changes that reduce a risk of HIV exposure. The third and final stage involves taking the steps necessary to reduce risk. The three requisite components of this stage are seeking information, obtaining remedies, and actually changing behavior. Study questions and 47 references