The Killer Inside
There's growing concern that Britain's prisons are a breeding ground for AIDS.
Senior prison workers warn that smuggled drugs are widespread and many prisoners continue to share syringes and needles. Other prisoners admit to working as prostitutes while inside, often in order to obtain drugs. Robin Denselow reports from Edinburgh, London and Stafford on the extent of drug abuse and high-risk sexual activity in Britain's prisons, and the controversy over the treatment of those known to have the AIDS virus. The
Home Office is preparing a video for prisoners, but critics urge more drastic action if prisons are not to be a bridgehead in the spread of AIDS into the heterosexual community. Producer EAMONN MATTHEWS Editor TIM GARDAM