Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in prisons, and a new unit for prisoners with AIDS at the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, Dublin.
The report includes an interview with an ex-prisoner on the threat of AIDS in prisons.
Dr James Walsh Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health believes the threat is far less than perceived.
A woman visiting Mountjoy who wished to remain anonymous describes the conditions in the prison. The mother of a prisoner who is also an addict says that her son is not receiving any treatment in Mountjoy.
The reporter is Alasdair Jackson.
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