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272 Days in Prison

U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Kenneth Pinkela asks for an end to HIV prosecutions in the military.

“Two things mattered: 1) I was accused, and 2) I have HIV. The prosecution’s case was focused almost solely on proving that I had HIV; the military court would not allow my counsel to introduce critical evidence, as well as physical and medical evidence.

The prosecutor said, and I am quoting directly here, ‘where there is smoke there is fire…you are HIV positive so it must have been you.’ “

PACHA Calls for Repeal of HIV Criminalization Laws

POZ Newsfeed reports The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) is seeking an end to federal and state HIV criminal laws and prosecutions.

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