“Currently, condoms are considered 'evidence' of prostitution. … Sex workers are more likely to be arrested if they use condoms.”

—SARAH JENNY BLEVISS, co-founder of the advocacy group Sex Workers Outreach Project, on the "No condoms for evidence" bill that her organization supports to help increase safety for prostitutes. Police and courts say condoms prove that people engage in criminal activity, Bleviss says, in effect punishing people for using them — and that's bad public health policy. [via The Village Voice]