From MichiganMessenger.com:

Stimulus proposals provide insight into HIV and STI in Wayne County jail

Amid the 16,000 project proposals suggesting where federal stimulus money might go in Michigan are several that present ominous statistics about HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Wayne County Jail.

According to project descriptions of the proposals on the state’s Web site, Wayne County Jail would like $1.06 million to implement widespread HIV testing and STI screening for all incoming inmates.

The reason? From a proposal to increase testing for sexually transmitted diseases in the jail:

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