CHLP Publications

Fact Sheet

Routes, Risks, and Realities of Infectious Disease Transmission, Prevention, & Care: Information & Resources for NYC Prosecutors & Law Enforcement Professionals, CHLP et al (2022)

In 2021, major prosecutors and their representatives from the five New York City boroughs gathered with public health officials from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to discuss issues, concerns, and updated scientific data on HIV and infectious diseases.

Newsletters

The PJP Update, Positive Justice Project (September 2022)

The latest news on HIV criminalization from the Positive Justice Project, including an historic meeting of prosecutors at the White House, leadership changes at CHLP, and a report from AIDS 2022 in addition to state decriminalization updates.
Newsletters

The PJP Update, Positive Justice Project (June 2022)

The latest news on HIV criminalization from the Positive Justice Project, including recent presentations on criminal justice reform and ending HIV criminalization, legislative updates from states around the country, and criminal case information.
Fact Sheet

Timeline of State Reforms and Repeals of HIV Criminal Laws, CHLP (updated 2022)

This resource for community advocates provides a timeline describing the repeals and reforms to HIV criminal laws in the growing number of states that have made the most significant changes to their laws since 1994.
Fact Sheet

Map: HIV Criminalization in the United States, CHLP (updated 2022)

This United States map identifies states (1) with HIV-specific criminal laws; (2) those that apply increased penalties for underlying sex crimes; and (3) those with general felony laws that have been used to prosecute people living with HIV.

Fact Sheet

Mapa: Criminalización del HIV en los Estados Unidos, CHLP (2022)

Este mapa de los Estados Unidos identifica los Estados (1) con leyes penales específicas del VIH; (2) aquellos que imponen mayores penalizaciones por delitos sexuales subyacentes; y (3) aquellos con leyes de delitos generales que se han utilizado para enjuiciar a personas viviendo con el VIH.

Fact Sheet

Map: An Overview of States Criminalizing Viral Hepatitis, CHLP (updated May 2022)

This United States map identifies states (1) with laws that criminalize viral hepatitis; (2) the type of hepatitis criminalized; and (3) the type of behavior that is criminalized.

Fact Sheet

Mapa: Un Panorama de los Estados que Criminalizan la Hepatitis Viral, CHLP (actualizado mayo 2022)

Este mapa de los Estados Unidos identifica Estados (1) con leyes que penalizan la hepatitis viral; (2) el tipo de hepatitis penalizada; y (3) el tipo de comportamiento que se criminaliza.

Fact Sheet

HIV Criminal Law Reform, Before and After: Georgia, CHLP (2022)

This resource provides a concise overview of the implications of Georgia's 2022 reform of its HIV-related criminal laws.

Charts, Tables, and Graphs

U.S. HIV Laws and Prosecutorial Tools, CHLP (updated 2022)

This resource is a detailed but concise snapshot of the federal and state laws used to prosecute people living with HIV (PLHIV), viral hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The resource is intended to support state advocates, policymakers, lobbyists, journalists, and the broader national Positive Justice Project (PJP) work to reform laws that target primarily Black women and men.
Newsletters

The PJP Update, Positive Justice Project (January 2022)

The latest news on HIV criminalization from the Positive Justice Project, including CHLP's call to DOJ to investigate laws in Ohio and Tennessee for violating the ADA, support for Rep. Barbara Lee's REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, and up-to-the-minute updates from state legislatures around the country.
Charts, Tables, and Graphs

Florida Bill Comparison Guide, CHLP (2021)

Three HIV-related bills were introduced in the Florida legislature in December 2021.