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| Mississippi prisons evaluate vocational, rehabilitation programs for HIV-positive inmates |
| By Tupelo Daily Journal/Associated Press |
| Published: 02/12/2001 |
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Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Robert Johnson has formed a task force designed to review the possibility of implementing vocational and educational programs for prisoners with HIV and AIDS, the Tupelo Daily Journal reports. Composed of corrections officials and prison-rights advocates, the task force will evaluate whether the state should integrate HIV-positive inmates into vocational, educational and rehabilitation programs with 'mainstream' prisoners and whether such integration is financially feasible. The panel will research the issue and will present the corrections department with a plan that includes details of programs, including success rates, that will 'enhance' HIV-positive inmates' rehabilitative, vocational and educational skills. The group will also outline information regarding the equipment, supplies and human resources needed to execute the programs and will propose a time frame for when these programs will be implemented The committee will present its final recommendations to Johnson on March 30. |
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