Several non-governmental organisations involved in the management of HIV/AIDS in Zambia have criticised the Zambian government's practice of releasing prisoners with HIV/AIDS before the end of their term. “It is not a correct measure. We don't know how much counselling they had received before they were released”, Clement Mfuzi of the Network of Zambian People Living with HIV/AIDS warned. “They need to be provided proper treatment first. Many of them may still be in denial and have unprotected sex with their spouses and other