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Jakarta Post (12.15.08) - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
According to Dedi, just two of the province's 21 prisons provide HIV/AIDS services for inmates: Banceuy prison in Bandung and the Gintung facility in Cirebon. Both jails house prisoners convicted on drug charges. Banceuy has the highest number of HIV cases, with 42.
Dedi said that the actual number of cases is likely much higher than 114 since one-third of the 15,000 inmates in the province are in on drug charges. "Only 1,835 of the 5,000 drug-related inmates receive special health treatment because they are held at Banceuy and Gintung prisons," he said. "The trend for the future is that there will be more drug-related inmates with more health problems including inmates at risk of having HIV/AIDS."
Bachti Alisjahbana, a physician who provides counseling for inmates with HIV/AIDS at Banceuy, called for more to be done to slow the spread of diseases like HIV, TB, and hepatitis in the jails. "Interministerial cooperation is needed to involve the health and justice ministries as well as [non-governmental organizations] to improve health services," said Bachti.
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