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Inmate can't demand new cell because he fears cellmate has HIV. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Feb 10;10(2):11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700170

Abstract: A prison inmate's fear that his cellmate has HIV is insufficient to sustain a negligence lawsuit he filed against prison officials, a Federal judge has ruled. Tommy Jones, a pretrial detainee in a California county jail, said his health was in danger because he suspects his cellmate has HIV. The U.S. District Court Judge Fern M. Smith agreed that indifference to serious medical needs presents a cognizable claim for violation. However, she said there is no danger in having an HIV-positive inmate in the same cell.
Keywords: Human HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION Male Prisoners/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD Risk NEWSLETTER ARTICLEKWDhumanhivinfections/KWDtransmissionmaleprisoners/KWDlegislation&jurisprudrisknewsletterarticle
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