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| HIV Positive Inmates Will Not Be In General Population |
| By scnow.com |
| Published: 10/04/2010 |
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COLUMBIA — South Carolina Department of Corrections officials say they have no plans to integrate inmates with HIV and AIDS with the general population because their current policies provide a level of health care and treatment programs the inmates wouldn’t get at other facilities. In August, The Associated Press reported the SCDC received a letter dated June 22 indicating the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) would pursue litigation in 90 days unless South Carolina changed its policy of segregating HIV positive inmates. The USDOJ won’t say what prompted the letter or if they are planning a lawsuit. In 1998, the SCDC separated HIV positive inmates to create “therapeutic communities” in which physicians and caregivers give inmates information on managing the illness and preventing its spread upon release. The entire inmate population was tested for HIV and, since then, all inmates are tested upon entering the SCDC system. While the South Carolina prison population has increased in 10 years from 22,052 to 24,734, under the policy, the number of HIV positive inmates dropped from 582 to 420. Critics of the policy say correlation doesn’t necessarily equal causation. Read More. |
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