Florida Tops Prisoner HIV/AIDS Report

A new U.S Department of Justice Report study shows Florida leads the nation in the number of state and federal prisoners who are HIV positive or have AIDS. Spokesperson for Florida Department of Corrections Gretal Plessinger says the high number of cases is due to the aggresiveness of their testing. Florida is the third largest prison system with over 100 thousand inmates. Florida is followed closely by New York and Texas.

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