The condoms in prison debate

First and foremost, the remarks by the Vice President, (VP) are disturbing and I see them necessitating a full rebuttal.  Secondly, I would like to talk about the germane issues on the subject, as I see them.

Regarding the VP’s remarks that prisoners said to government that they do not want condoms, the question is, who did the VP speak to, and under what circumstances?  Where the views of all inmates sought, by whom and how?  Assuming, though I doubt, that a question was put to the inmates publicly: do you want condoms? Who would expect an affirmative answer?  No one!  Men generally, even outside prison, are shy to ask for condoms.