San Francisco Jail Gets Condom Dispensers

Sheriff says inmates' health trumps controversy
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 9, 2010 6:19 PM CDT
San Francisco Jail Gets Condom Dispensers
Now available to the jail's 750 inmates.   (Shutterstock)

Technically speaking, sex between inmates is illegal at the San Francisco County Jail's San Bruno facility. But that hasn't stopped the sheriff from installing 16 condom machines as part of a safe-sex program, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. "It may be controversial," he says, "but I think the larger health education message is important." (More San Francisco stories.)

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