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Jails: islands of purity?
Should prisons be islands of purity, or should society recognise that prisoners engage in sex? If we acknowledge the fact, then condoms should be issued for everyone's safety, as Mark contends here. A similar argument applies to providing syringes in jails for drug use.
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Condoms needed to cut STDs
A friend of mine ended up in prison and informed me that they have a no condom policy within prisons. I understand that the enforcement authority does not want to encourage sex. But the unfortunate thing is, if it's going to happen, it will.
The idea behind prison is that the person incarcerated will be released. This means that prisons are a breeding ground for Sexually Transmitted Diseases that will be released on the public.
I do not question a prisoner being punished, but I do think that the public should not end up being punished for another's crimes. If we want to aim at eradicating STDs, why don't we at least attempt to put a stop to it by providing prisoners with condoms?
Mark, Melbourne
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