Hey, they have an empire to maintain.
"Massachusetts cuts county jails’ HIV programs" May 14, 2012|Maria Cramer
The
state has eliminated more than $1 million for HIV testing and education
in county jails, alarming sheriffs who fear the cuts threaten the
health of inmates and those they have contact with after being released.
I know where you could get a million dollars.
Sheriffs
warned that the cuts will lead to eliminating staff who educate inmates
about the virus; curtailing HIV testing within the jails; and ending
visits by infectious disease doctors who monitor inmates’ health.
“I’m
very concerned,’’ Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson said. “Our
clientele are people who are in for a much shorter amount of time.
They’re going to be going back into the community. We want them to be
tested for HIV because they need to be aware if they have it, and,
number two, how to manage it.’’
Related: Locking Up a Pension in Bristol
Federal
cuts forced the state to reduce its overall AIDS prevention budget by
$4.3 million, which amounted to about 25 percent of annual spending on
HIV prevention. The elimination of the jails program is among the first
casualties....
Aaaaaah, it was the Feds fault.
