Prostitute with AIDS
Photo Title
Prostitute with AIDS
Photographer/Creator
Carol Guzy
Collection
Publisher
The Miami Herald
Caption/Description
Wendy Blankenship tested positive for AIDS and continued to practice prostitution. She was repeatedly arrested and eventually a judge ordered a lengthy jail term followed by hospitalization. She later burned down her cell at the Women's Detention Center in Miami.
Citation
Carol Guzy, "Prostitute with AIDS," in POYi Archive, Item #15418, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/15418 (accessed November 22, 2024).
Date Added
07.04.2008