CNN: Locked up for being sick: Kenyan prisoners recount their experience
“…Kenya’s Public Health Act previously allowed public health officers to take any action necessary, including the detainment or isolation of infectious patients in prison, to prevent the spread of disease and minimize risk to the general public. It was overturned in 2016, but not before dozens of patients were sent to jail. … Those choosing not to adhere to the regimen risked being incarcerated and having it forced upon them…” (Ligami, 6/28).