Prisons

Born-Again Church Brings God to Prisoners with AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, March 16th, 1998

It took a double whammy for one man to find God: He was charged with murder and he developed advanced AIDS.

"But now I'm happy, I feel free," said the 28-year-old Dominican immigrant, sitting on his bed under a barred prison window and fingering a Bible.

"I know they can put me in jail forever, but they can't take away my glory, which comes from God."

On this raw winter day, the window frames a sliver of gray sky. Rain is pouring on Rikers Island. Here, about 18,000 people ringed by water and barbed wire await trial for crimes committed in New York City.

At the North Infirmary Command, which houses the men's...

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