We had several such non-adherent communicable cases in the California jurisdiction I used to work for and I was in court to handle them. However, how the case i

We had several such non-adherent communicable cases in the California jurisdiction I used to work for and I was in court to handle them. However, how the case is approached varies greatly on the judge. One spent the entire duration of his treatment in custody and I reviewed the records and made recommendations. Others were released, one with an ankle monitor, and I reported back on their progress. There are specific laws about TB in California, just as there are in Washington, and we run free TB clinics and free directly observed therapy so that there is no financial reason they can't finish their treatment. No one wants them in jail and no one wants to stigmatize them for having an illness they didn't do anything to deserve, but they can't walk around untreated either. TB is unpredictably contagious and can be very difficult to treat in the multi-drug resistant form. When it gets to the point of criminal prosecution, I guarantee virtually every opportunity has been given to them to get it taken care of.