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Michigan Corrections Officials Push Change to Policies on HIV-Positive Prisoners

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by Todd Heywood, New Journalist Fellow

November 5, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

A Michigan Department of Corrections official confirms that the department is seeking changes to a controversial policy barring HIV-positive prisoners from working in food service jobs.
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Dept. of Civil Rights: Michigan's Ban on HIV-Positive Inmates Working in Food Service Violates Law

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by Todd Heywood, New Journalist Fellow

April 24, 2009 - 2:46pm (Print)

The Michigan Department of Corrections has prevented HIV-infected prisoners from working in food service positions since at least 1999. But the Michigan Department of Civil Rights argues that the policy violates non-discrimination statutes.
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