Lawmakers in
Delaware this week introduced a bill that would require all
prisoners in the state to be tested for tuberculosis,
hepatitis, and HIV antibodies in an effort to identify
inmates in need of medical treatment, The
[Wilmington, Del.] News Journal reports. The proposal
comes on the heels of a series of newspaper articles that
revealed a high number of AIDS-related deaths in the
state's jails, which also prompted the U.S.
Department of Justice to launch an investigation into
medical care offered in Delaware prisons. HIV testing
is mandatory for all prisoners in 20 other states, and
for sex offenders in 24 others. The Delaware bill was
assigned to the state senate's adult and juvenile
corrections committee. (The Advocate)