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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.’ “

U.S. Navy Revises Policy on HIV-Positive Sailors Overseas

The U.S. Department of the Navy has revised its policy on HIV-positive sailors to allow them to be stationed at U.S. military installations overseas.

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