26-e-1 Prevention and Prison Policy

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26-E-1. Prevention and Prison Policy

The government has a duty to provide medical care to the people it incarcerates.¹⁰² This duty may also include protecting prisoners from infectious diseases, such as TB.¹⁰³ But, it is also very important to take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and others from disease. If you have anal, vaginal, or oral sex, it is extremely important to use latex condoms in order to protect yourself against HIV infection and other sexually-transmitted diseases. This is particularly vital in the prison system, where a higher proportion of the population is HIV-positive. Very few jails or prisons provide condoms for prisoners. A few jails in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. supply condoms on a limited basis, and Mississippi...