Cape Town — A man who says he was infected with HIV while in Pollsmoor Prison is
claiming R1.1 million in damages from the Department of Correctional
Services because prison policy at the time barred the use of condoms.
The former inmate, who by order of the Cape High Court is called PW,
claims in papers that during 1993 and 1994 prison officials did
nothing to discourage sex between inmates in Pollsmoor and also did
not provide inmates with condoms.
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