A recent study of HIV cases in Tajik prisons discovered 52 HIV-positive prisoners in three penal colonies. Twelve of the 52 prisoners are women. The project, which focused on the prevention of AIDS in prisons, was carried out by the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation (OSIAF) and Tajikistan\'s Justice Ministry with USAID financial assistance. Project coordinator Mahmud Majidov noted that research in Belarus and Ukraine has shown that keeping HIV-infected inmates in one place leads to outbreaks of the infection. Zuhro Halimova, the executive director of OSIAF, said, \"We need to switch to preventive measures of fighting the disease. We should not repeat the sad fate of African countries.\" (Asia Plus-Blitz)