article_snippet: Sex is not allowed in jails but former prisoners and reform groups say it is widespread and mostly unprotected.
article_snippet: The study, for a commission established by the Howard League For Penal Reform pressure group, said some jails were not providing inmates with condoms to stop the spread of sexually-transmitted infections behind bars.
article_snippet: Even though sex between prisoners or with staff is not allowed, inmates are supposed to have free access to condoms if inmates are thought to be at risk of catching a disease.
article_snippet: Sex is not allowed in jails but former prisoners and reform groups
article_snippet: The research project found that the availability of condoms to minimise the risk of STIs – and the potential for bisexual male prisoners to be passed on to future lovers in the general population – was varied among prisons.
article_snippet: Ministers insist that sex is not common in jails but that condoms are available to all prisoners from qualified members of the healthcare team.
highlights_snippet: Research finds some prisoners are not offering some prisoners inmates condoms .
  
highlights_snippet: Sex is banned but inmates should be offered protection to prevent STIs .