Alabama officials hope to end the policy within 1998 . The state has separated HIV-positive patients from other prisoners since six months . South Carolina has similar policy ; a judge ordered it to end , but litigation continues . The state currently houses 366 HIV-positive inmates at two different institutions in Columbia . CNN South Carolina : The state 's move is `` a tremendous victory for human rights ''
Alabama officials hope to end the policy within 1998 . The state has separated HIV-positive patients from other prisoners since six months . South Carolina has similar policy ; a judge ordered it to end , but litigation continues . CNN South Carolina : The state 's move is `` a tremendous victory for human rights ''