Incarceration has been a known risk
factor for HIV infection among injecting
drug users in Thailand for more than
a decade.15 There is evidence that
illegal drugs continue to be available
in some Thai correctional facilities,
indicating continued illegal drug use
while incarcerated.16 Research has
revealed HIV prevalence rates as high
as 40 percent among injectors who had
been jailed.17 Research has also found
significant risks of HIV infection in pretrial detention facilities.18