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Prisoner’s Rights, the Constitution and HIV/AIDS
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Prisoner’s Rights, the Constitution and HIV/AIDS
Prisoners are also protected by the Constitution:
- Section 27 protects the right to access to health care services
- Section 35(2)(e) provides that a detained including every sentenced prisoner, has the right to conditions of detention that are consistent with human dignity, including at least exercise and the provision, at state expense, of adequate accommodation, nutrition, reading material and medical treatment
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