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| HIV Policy Defended by SC State |
| By thestate.com |
| Published: 04/15/2010 |
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South Carolina is one of two states that have mandatory HIV testing for prisoners and segregates prisoners who have the virus into special dorms, according to a critical report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. In response, the S.C. Department of Corrections defended the practice, saying its intent is to prevent the disease's spread inside prison walls and to provide the best possible health care for inmates. "Our system provides quality health care and treatment to HIV-positive inmates at the lowest possible cost, and it protects the public, our staff and inmates from the spread of the disease," Josh Gelinas, the Corrections Department spokesman, wrote in an e-mailed response to the report. "We can't think of any reason to change such a successful system." Alabama is the only other state that has mandatory testing and separate housing, the 45-page ACLU report said. The ACLU called on both states to end the practice and find other ways to control the spread of the disease inside prisons. Read More. |
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