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Eric Holder and HIV+ prisoners...unbelievable
Topic Started: Aug 9 2010, 01:18 PM (326 Views)
LTC8K6
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You'll just have to read it...

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Justice-Department-fights-South-Carolina-over-efforts-against-AIDS-in-prisons-1008381-100224289.html


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Two unpleasant topics of conversation most of us avoid are the epidemic of HIV/AIDS among prison inmates and a variety of sometimes violent events resulting in transmission of the disease. Some states long ago implemented policies to protect the uninfected part of the prison population while providing exceptional medical treatment and counseling to the infected population.

In South Carolina, it has worked so well since 1998 that there has only been a single transmission of HIV/AIDS to a noninfected prisoner. All that may change, however, thanks to a threat from Eric Holder's Justice Department.

South Carolina received a letter from the now-infamous Civil Rights Division that the policy of keeping infected inmates at a designated facility, instead of scattered across the state in the general prison population, may unfairly stigmatize infected prisoners. To the Obama political appointees in the Civil Rights Division, this constitutes discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The Justice Department objects to separate living facilities and specialized medical treatment for the HIV/AIDS prison population. Naturally, DOJ has threatened a lawsuit.

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Edited by LTC8K6, Aug 9 2010, 01:19 PM.
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kbp

That's one way to reduce over-crowding!
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DukieInKansas

Once the HIV+ inmates are moved to various facilities across the state, how long will it be before a civil suit is brought against one of the facilities because of inadequate care? I would think they get better care if they are all in one place. Medical personal that are more experienced in treating HIV+ patients would be at one facility and they would get a higher standard of care, IMO.

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kbp

It reminds me of the WPA 'make work" process!

...and maybe some minor deflection of attention from the JOBS problem just let it pass through Holder's office.
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