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And while advocates like Gardner fear that fiscal realities will derail the legislation, they caution that overlooking the impact of correctional facilities will also prove costly. “A lot of jurisdictions acknowledge that prison health and community health are inextricably linked, but New York doesn't,” she argues. “Until we recognize that, we will continue to see that the HIV infection rate endemic in some communities and a non-issue in others.”
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