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| Tenn. officials say giving inmates condoms not ok |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/04/2005 |
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Health advocates say condoms should be given to Tennessee prison inmates to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. But state officials argue they don't see a problem justifying such a need and that the move would actually promote sexual activity. Prison officials haven't studied how much sexual contact might be occurring behind bars, but from 1998 to 2004, inmates were disciplined for more than 5,700 incidents of sexual misconduct. With such numbers, public health experts say condoms should be considered to prevent inmates from not only contracting a sexual disease while incarcerated, but spreading it to someone once they're released. The main concern is the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. |
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