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| HIV Positive Inmate's Family Wants Release |
| By floridaindependent.com |
| Published: 12/30/2010 |
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Florida lawmakers responding to reports on The Michigan Messenger, The Florida Independent and Bilerico have intervened in the case of Betsie Gallardo. Gallardo is an HIV-positive woman serving a five-year prison sentence for battery of a law enforcement agent. While Gallardo’s mother, Jessica Bussert, maintains Gallardo was convicted of spitting at a police officer, The Miami Herald reports that she was convicted of biting a police officer. Either way, the charges and punishment were much harsher than normal because Gallardo is HIV-positive, Catherine Hanssens of the Center for HIV Law and Policy in New York City tells the Herald. The 27-year-old woman is dying of stage-four gall bladder cancer, which has spread to her intestines. The cancer has created an inoperable tumor that has blocked her intestines, making it impossible to eat or drink. Gallardo was reportedly not receiving any type of nutrition or hydration in the prison hospital. Read More. |
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