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AIDS prisoner in Maryland jail seeks release and understanding
In Rockville, a 43 year old Boyds man with AIDS pleads guilty to minor charges and awaits sentencing. He describes pain and fear as he faces isolation, stigma, and possible second stage illness while asking for humane treatment and a chance to help others, possibly by donating his body to NIH. He laments lack of care and contemplates life, faith, and possible future release.
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Rockville
Boyds
William F. Plummer
County Detention Center
Plummer
Theodore Wieseman
Conslavon
United States
U.S
NIH
God
Tve
Detention Center
John Wright
Joan
Wright
Jesus
Maryland
Macklin
Beaver
Petersburg