Paul Behind the Wall...
PRISON, SEX, AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS!

11/14/11

As much as I try to wrap my head around it, I still find it very hard to understand how the spread of STDs in prison go unabated and for the most part ignored. Homosexual activity runs rampant and education is nonexistent. Granted, homosexual activity in prison is a fact of life for those who live that lifestyle or care to indulge in it.

For me, that is their choice and I don't discriminate against them for I truly respect all peoples. I believe we all have a place in the wheel of life. What I don't get is that even in society, the public came to the realization that in order to curb the spread of HIV and hepatitis and other blood borne diseases, something had to be done about IV drug users too. Hence, the needle exchange program being created.

If people are sent to prison in order to preserve the public's safety, wouldn't that include health? They're never gonna stop sex in prison, but wouldn't it be prudent to give out condoms? They can turn a blind eye to it, but the fact remains that these people are returning to the community with no kind of respect for themselves, much less the public at large. I see it all the time. People who are known to be HIV infected messing with people who aren't, and these people going back to the streets. Riddle me that?

For years now we have not been allowed girlie books (Playboy, Hustler, etc.) yet I can have a cellmate who receives hormone replacement therapy and is growing breasts if I so choose? Not that that is the case. My point is that the shots are given by the prison nurses and who is footing the bill? Can this be viewed as indirectly promoting this type of behavior? And who is being affected in the long run?

I'm Paul Behind the Wall, waiting to hear your feedback.

Bobbie: Heart, books must be sent straight from the store or published. Or they are denied. My thoughts and prayers are with you. :)

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