"Finding Out the Realities of AIDS in Prison"

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"Finding Out the Realities of AIDS in Prison"

New York Times (09/10/89), P. 6E
Lambert, Bruce

Abstract: When a group of judges toured Attica state prison in New York, the prison guide gave them a lesson in reality for prisoners with AIDS--confidentiality breaks down when guards proclaim the need for "blood precautions" when handling an inmate. Everyone in earshot knows the prisoner has AIDS and neighboring inmates sometimes burn out his cell to warn guards against returning him to their midst. Last week the New York City Bar Association issued a report that sharply criticized such prison practices and called for the adoption of practices that would assure fair treatment for all prisoners with AIDS. The unanswered question is whether the report will produce changes in the system. The state's Department of Correctional Services disputed the findings, calling its AIDS services "nationally innovative" and rejecting a recommendation for condom distribution to prevent spread of HIV. Chief administrator of the state's courts, Matthew T. Crosson, said the courts take the report seriously, but "there are other legitimate points of view."

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