Prisoners in Zimbabwe are being refused condoms despite high rates of HIV because homosexuality is illegal. The Prison Service said last week that condoms could "encourage" inmates to have gay sex. The Zimbabwe prisons hold 13,000 inmates.
Pink News reports that HIV activists have been calling on the Prison Service to do more to combat the disease.
Prison Service deputy commissioner Agrey Huggins Machingauta said that while authorities were aware that sexual activity took place, "corrective action" could be taken.
Under laws passed by President Mugabe in 2006, it is illegal for two members of the same sex to kiss or even hold hands.
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