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A short jail term can mean a death sentence if a prisoner catches tuberculosis from fellow detainees. In Azerbaijan and Georgia, the ICRC works with authorities to tackle the problem inside prisons and out. Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine, No 1, 2010.
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