Health Education Machines in Jail

(San Francisco, California) Never fear, arrestees, if you're pinched and end up in San Francisco County San Bruno Jail, you'll be able to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases and/or pregnancy.

Sixteen condom machines have been installed for San Bruno's 750 prisoners.

And although sex among inmates technically is illegal, the Sheriff's Department went ahead and installed the 16 machines anyway - one for each jailhouse pod - paid for by a pair of small grants from UCSF and a Southern California nonprofit.

"It may be controversial," Sheriff Michael Hennessey said, "but I think the larger health education message is important."

Therefore, one gets sent to jail and receives a health education message from condom machines. In any event, it's unclear what any of this has to do with law and order.