8 months ago
Three transgender inmates test HIV-positive in UP jail
In a jail in Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 transgender people were brought in for an assault case.
When they did a first test, 7 of them seemed to have HIV.
Then they did a second test, and 3 of them were really HIV-positive.
Now, these 3 people are in a separate area in the jail, and they are getting treatment.
There are 881 people in the jail, and 13 of them are transgender.
The jail is doing what they can to take care of the HIV-positive inmates.
13 transgender inmates were brought to Pratapgarh district jail last Sunday in connection with an assault case.
Initial tests showed 7 of them to be HIV-positive, but a second test confirmed only 3 cases.
The 3 HIV-positive inmates have been placed in a separate barrack and treatment has begun.
The jail currently has 881 inmates, including 24 females and 13 transgender individuals.
A team from the pathology department of the medical college collected blood samples for the second test.
- Who
- Three transgender inmates in Pratapgarh district jail
- What
- Tested HIV-positive in a second screening test
- Where
- Pratapgarh district jail, Uttar Pradesh, India
- When
- Initial tests on Friday, second tests results announced the same day
- Why
- Routine medical screening for new inmates
Key facts
- Location
- Pratapgarh district jail, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Number of transgender inmates
- 13
- Number of HIV-positive inmates
- 3
- Total inmates in the jail
- 881 (including 24 females)
- Action taken
- Isolated in a separate barrack and treatment begun
Quotes
Rishabh Dwivedi
District jail superintendent of Pratapgarh
“A total of 13 transgender individuals were brought to the jail last Sunday in connection with an assault case, and the initial test reports of seven of them showed them to be HIV-positive.”
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“A team from the pathology department of the medical college collected blood samples for a second test, and three of them tested positive.”
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